Enablers of green innovation in the micro-firm—perspectives from Ireland and Canada

Q1 Business, Management and Accounting

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2020-07-11 DOI:10.1080/08276331.2020.1789826

Felicity Kelliher, Sinead Mellett, D. Harrington

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Abstract

Abstract This research explores the enablers of green innovation in the micro-firm, applying a resource based view. The research poses the question, how are resources used to enable green innovation in a micro-firm? The authors apply a cross-country multi-case method, studying micro-firms in Ireland and Canada over a twelve month period. Results show that proactive use of green innovation enablers is influenced by; the owner/manager (O/M)’s natural environmental orientation and openness to engage with green innovation, their ability to identify, pool and bundle internal and external resources, their capacity to understand and implement green regulations and their ability to lever green potential for socio-economic gain. The findings show that engagement with both internal and external resource pools allow the O/M greater capacity to test new ideas, comprehend regulations and identify potential supports in pursuit of green innovation within the micro-firm. This study is important for a number of reasons. It explores green innovation resources within and outside the organisation and identifies the enablers of green innovation in micro-firms that could contribute to sustainable business goals.

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微型企业绿色创新的推动者——来自爱尔兰和加拿大的视角

摘要本文运用资源基础理论，探讨微观企业绿色创新的动因。该研究提出了一个问题，如何利用资源来实现微型企业的绿色创新?作者采用了一种跨国多案例方法，对爱尔兰和加拿大的微型企业进行了为期12个月的研究。结果表明，积极使用绿色创新促进因素受以下因素的影响:所有者/管理者(O/M)的自然环境取向和参与绿色创新的开放性，他们识别、汇集和捆绑内部和外部资源的能力，他们理解和实施绿色法规的能力，以及他们利用绿色潜力获得社会经济收益的能力。研究结果表明，与内部和外部资源池的接触使O/M有更大的能力来测试新想法，理解法规，并确定在微型企业内部追求绿色创新的潜在支持。这项研究很重要，原因有很多。它探索了组织内外的绿色创新资源，并确定了微型公司中绿色创新的推动者，这些推动者可能有助于实现可持续的商业目标。

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Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management

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