Microfoundations of Dynamic Capabilities for Eco‐Innovation in SMEs: Evidence From Industrial Case Studies

IF 13.2 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2026-09-25 DOI:10.1002/bse.71602

Henar Alcalde‐Heras, Valery Chistov, Sofía García Torres, Edurne Iñigo Alday, Francisco Carrillo‐Carrillo

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Abstract

This study examines the microfoundations, that is, skills, processes, structures and decision rules that underlie the dynamic capabilities enabling SMEs to achieve sustained eco‐innovation performance. Building on dynamic capabilities framework, we adapt it to the SME context to explain how firms sense opportunities and threats, seize them and maintain competitiveness by reconfiguring tangible and intangible assets. Using an inductive and abductive design grounded in five in‐depth case studies of industrial SMEs in water technology, urban manufacturing and technical apparel in the Basque Country, we develop a framework capturing how eco‐innovation emerges from organisational innovation. The analysis reveals how dynamic capabilities are anchored in the orchestration of microfoundations across multiple organisational dimensions, including leadership, strategic intent, people management, business practices and external relations. By extending Teece's model to the SME context, we offer contextualised, transferable insights for companies operating under similar conditions, along with practical pathways to strengthen their eco‐innovation capacity. The framework also informs policymakers designing targeted support measures for industrial SMEs operating in comparable regional ecosystems, encouraging more adaptive, collaborative and scalable sustainability transitions.

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中小企业生态创新动态能力的微观基础：来自工业案例研究的证据

本研究考察了微观基础，即技能、流程、结构和决策规则，它们构成了中小企业实现可持续生态创新绩效的动态能力。在动态能力框架的基础上，我们将其调整到中小企业的背景下，以解释企业如何通过重新配置有形和无形资产来感知机会和威胁，抓住它们并保持竞争力。通过对巴斯克地区水技术、城市制造和技术服装领域的工业中小企业的五个深入案例研究，采用归纳和溯因设计，我们开发了一个框架，捕捉生态创新是如何从组织创新中产生的。该分析揭示了动态能力是如何锚定在跨多个组织维度（包括领导力、战略意图、人员管理、商业实践和外部关系）的微基础编排中。通过将Teece的模型扩展到中小企业环境中，我们为在类似条件下运营的公司提供了情境化的、可转移的见解，以及增强其生态创新能力的实用途径。该框架还为决策者提供信息，为在可比区域生态系统中运营的工业中小企业设计有针对性的支持措施，鼓励更具适应性、合作性和可扩展性的可持续性转型。

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

CiteScore

22.50

自引率

19.40%

发文量

336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.