THE IMPACT OF FRUGAL INNOVATION ON SUSTAINABILITY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

IF 1.3 Q3 MANAGEMENT

International Journal of Innovation Management Pub Date : 2023-03-02 DOI:10.1142/s1363919622300021

Lea F. Stöber, Dan Sommer, B. Ebersberger

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Abstract

Concerns about sustainability challenges are growing. Companies are under pressure to rethink existing innovation paradigms. In this context, research interest in the resource-constrained innovation concept, frugal innovation, has increased. In this paper, we examine the impact of frugal innovation on the economic, social, and ecological sustainability dimensions by conducting a systematic literature review of 44 papers. We find that frugal innovation is a promising approach to promote sustainable development from an economic perspective and a social perspective. Nevertheless, positive and negative effects exist in all three dimensions. Thus, a positive relationship is not inherent but must be proactively formed. External factors can influence the impact of frugal innovation on sustainability. For future research we recommend (1) establishing a unified understanding of frugal innovation through a clear definition, (2) broadening the research focus to a global perspective, (3) assessing the impact of frugal innovation along the entire product life cycle, and (4) investigating characteristics that make frugal innovation sustainable.

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节俭创新对可持续发展的影响&系统文献综述

对可持续性挑战的担忧与日俱增。企业面临着重新思考现有创新模式的压力。在这种背景下，对资源约束型创新概念——节俭型创新的研究兴趣增加了。在本文中，我们通过对44篇论文进行系统的文献综述，考察了节俭创新对经济、社会和生态可持续性维度的影响。我们发现，从经济和社会角度来看，节俭创新是促进可持续发展的一种很有前途的方法。然而，在所有三个方面都存在积极和消极的影响。因此，积极的关系不是固有的，而是必须主动形成的。外部因素可以影响节俭创新对可持续性的影响。对于未来的研究，我们建议（1）通过明确的定义建立对节俭创新的统一理解，（2）将研究重点扩大到全球视野，（3）评估节俭创新在整个产品生命周期中的影响，以及（4）调查使节俭创新可持续的特征。

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International Journal of Innovation Management MANAGEMENT-

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3.70

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Innovation (IJIM) is the official journal of the International Society of Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). Both the IJIM and ISPIM adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the many challenges of managing innovation, rather than a narrow focus on a single aspect such as technology, R&D or new product development. Both are also international, inclusive & practical, and encourage active interaction between academics, managers and consultants.