Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship最新文献

{"title":"Building trust in sustainable brands: Revisiting perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image","authors":"Abel Monfort ,&nbsp;Belén López-Vázquez ,&nbsp;Ana Sebastián-Morillas","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study revisits the key variables that build brand trust in consumers, addressing a critical issue for building lasting relationships between brands and consumers. Through a conceptual model, we examine how perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image influence consumer trust. The research is based on a sample of 1280 Spanish consumers over the age of 18, who responded to a questionnaire designed with previously validated scales. The PLS-SEM technique was used to validate the hypotheses and the proposed model.</div><div>The findings reveal that perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image have a positive and significant effect on consumer trust. In particular, it was found that customer service directly influences customer satisfaction, which in turn reinforces brand trust. Additionally, the brand's communication strategy shows a significant positive relationship with brand image. Finally, customer satisfaction is identified as a mediating variable in the relationship between customer service and trust, indicating that a positive experience with customer service is fundamental for consolidating brand trust.</div><div>This study contributes to enhancing the understanding of the factors that promote brand trust and offers practical implications for the development of effective marketing and brand management strategies. These insights can be especially relevant for sustainable brands, as the identified factors—perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image—are also critical in fostering trust in brands that prioritize sustainability. Incorporating sustainable practices into these areas may further strengthen consumer trust and loyalty toward sustainable brands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 3","pages":"Article 100105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do ethical issues influence the interest of young people in using artificial intelligence? An integrated application of qualitative comparative analysis","authors":"Cayetano Medina-Molina ,&nbsp;Noemí Pérez-Macías ,&nbsp;Sierra Rey-Tienda ,&nbsp;María Eugenia López-Sanz","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-related services offers a broad range of potential benefits and threats for both organizations and consumers. However, realizing these benefits requires consumer acceptance of such technologies, often leading to considerable resistance, including users’ paradoxical attitudes. This study examines the conditions that explain both the interest in using AI systems in daily life and the negation of such interest. To this end, it develops a model that integrates several technology paradoxes with consumer satisfaction and trust in AI. Using an integrated qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), this study analyzes a dataset of 2809 Spanish Internet users from Generations Z and Millennials. The findings confirm that the perception of AI as a life-enhancing tool, along with satisfaction and trust, are essential for generating interest in AI adoption. Conversely, the negation of these paradoxes, combined with other factors or their negations, influences the lack of interest. Additionally, the results underscore the potential of an integrated approach to large-N QCA analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 3","pages":"Article 100108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143738309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The moderating effect of power distance on the relationship between CEO career horizon and ESG performance","authors":"Lúcia Ferreira,&nbsp;Pedro Torres,&nbsp;Mário Augusto","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to understand the moderating role of power distance culture on the relationship between CEOs’ career time horizon and ESG performance. In doing so, this study contributes to the debate on the effects of CEOs’ career horizon. The relationship between CEO duality and ESG performance was also analysed. The study resorts to a sample of 854 companies from 12 countries and uses hierarchical linear modelling. The Upper Echelons Theory and the Stakeholder Theory theoretically support the hypotheses. The results show that power distance culture positively moderates the relationships between CEO career horizon and ESG performance, making the effect of CEO tenure on this outcome less negative and the effect of CEO age more positive. The different impact of the two components of the CEO career horizon suggest that its measurement should be revised. The findings have practical implications because they provide new insights that can inform CEO recruitment processes and guide the definition of corporate governance mechanisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 3","pages":"Article 100107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143735025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of effectuation on entrepreneurial intention: The moderating roles of openness and extraversion","authors":"Shuwei Wang,&nbsp;Atthaphon Mumi,&nbsp;Achariya Issarapaibool","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Entrepreneurial intention represents a critical initial stage in the entrepreneurial process, particularly in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship. While extensive research has examined the factors contributing to the formation of entrepreneurial intention, there remains a lack of consensus in the literature on the key drivers. This study investigates the impact of effectuation on entrepreneurial intention using a sample of 582 college students in China. We approached this investigation through the application of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), a method adept at capturing the nuanced relationships between latent constructs within the complex entrepreneurial context. The findings from PLS-SEM reveal that effectuation significantly enhances entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, personality traits, specifically openness and extraversion, are shown to positively moderate the relationship between effectuation and entrepreneurial intention. This research offers theoretical contributions by highlighting the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions of entrepreneurial intention, and broadens the scope of effectuation research. It also provides practical implications that emphasize the importance of cultivating effectual thinking and entrepreneurial intention to address challenges in sustainable technology and entrepreneurship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 3","pages":"Article 100106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143767510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovations in a shared semiconductor infrastructure","authors":"Piia Konstari ,&nbsp;Katri Valkokari","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A shared semiconductor research infrastructure can be studied as a local innovation ecosystem consisting of an infrastructure-operating company and user companies. This study focuses on investigating the forms of sustainable value that such infrastructure provides for its users, as well as value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovation activities in a shared infrastructure. The research was conducted as a qualitative multiple-case study in a Finnish semiconductor innovation ecosystem at the end of 2023. It shows that the shared infrastructure provided users with environmental, social, and economic forms of sustainable value. The study also provides evidence that value creation from sustainability-oriented innovations takes place at three levels—operational, organizational, and system—in a shared infrastructure. The value is then captured through an increase in company value, user company business growth, and business expansion through open innovation, consumption data availability, best practice dissemination, and knowledge development, as well as new entrepreneurial opportunities by the infrastructure-operating company. This study contributes to the discussion and understanding of value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovations in the semiconductor industry. The results can be used by entrepreneurs, decision-makers, and management to understand how they can capture value from sustainability-oriented actions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cross-country analysis of sustainable innovation and female entrepreneurship and their influence on the presence of women in managerial positions","authors":"Inna Alexeeva-Alexeev ,&nbsp;Pilar Guaita-Fernandez ,&nbsp;Cristina Mazas-Perez-Oleaga","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the global increase of women in business, there is still a very small proportion of female business leaders, although the distribution varies greatly by region and sector. Considering innovation, in its many forms, as well as female entrepreneurship, both considered as a path towards sustainability, the question arises as to whether this drive for sustainability leads to a greater presence of female CEOs. Current studies predominantly examine the impact of women's presence on a company's economic and financial performance, as well as any potential effects on its innovation strategy. However, the examination of factors that help understand the economic and business context influencing the presence of women in leadership roles is often overlooked. This empirical study fills this gap by exploring the micro and macro context influencing the presence of female CEOs in innovative firms worldwide stressing the influence of female owners. The sample comprises 107,026 companies from manufacturing and service industries in 118 countries, from 2007 to 2023, data obtained from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. The econometric model applied is logistic regression with clustered standard errors. The study contains six estimations generating strong evidence supporting most of the formulated hypotheses. Findings suggest women CEOs are likely to lead women-owned firms which promote (sustainable) innovation through developing new products for new markets, allocating less investment in R&amp;D, product innovation and business processes, although with some nuances. Other important factors to consider are productivity, sales strategy, firm size, sector, and socio-economic context with a gender focus.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of competence-based sustainable entrepreneurship education on secondary school students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention","authors":"Charlotte Sophia Diepolder ,&nbsp;Johannes Huwer ,&nbsp;Holger Weitzel","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainable entrepreneurship is crucial for promoting economic growth while addressing environmental and social challenges to advance sustainable development. Sustainable entrepreneurs are driven by their intention to solve these sustainability challenges through entrepreneurial means. In higher education, sustainable entrepreneurship education is recognized as a driver of sustainable entrepreneurial intention and related antecedents, such as the attitude toward sustainable entrepreneurship.</div><div>Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to examine the impact of competence-based sustainable entrepreneurship education on secondary students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents. Additionally, the effect of the commonly studied background factors ‘gender’ and ‘exposure to sustainable entrepreneurial role models’ is explored. A controlled pre-post research design was employed between April and May 2023 to assess changes in dependent variables. Data were collected via a questionnaire from 169 students participating in sustainable entrepreneurship interventions in Southern Germany.</div><div>The findings indicate that sustainable entrepreneurship education has a significant positive effect on secondary school students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. The effect of the intervention on sustainable entrepreneurial intention, attitude, and perceived behavioral control is consistent across participants’ genders. Sustainable entrepreneurial role models did not significantly influence the measured constructs.</div><div>These results support the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurship education already into secondary school curricula, demonstrating its potential to enhance students' sustainable entrepreneurial intention and related antecedents. This study contributes to the theoretical understanding of sustainable entrepreneurial intention formation and offers insights for educators and policymakers aiming to foster sustainable entrepreneurial intention among youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A holistic framework for assessing risks in sustainable supply chain innovation in the garment, textile, and leather industry","authors":"Mohammad J Aladaileh ,&nbsp;Eva Lahuerta-Otero","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study develops a holistic framework for assessing risks in sustainable supply chain innovation (SSCI) within Jordan's garment, textile, and leather (GTL) industry, addressing critical challenges posed by demand volatility, customer concentration, and price competition. Using multi-criteria decision-making tools such as AHP and sensitivity analysis, the research prioritizes risks into high, moderate, and low sensitivity categories. Highly sensitive risks, including demand-related challenges, require dynamic and adaptive strategies, while moderately sensitive risks, like supplier mismatches, benefit from enhanced visibility and collaboration. Low-sensitivity risks, such as cultural resistance and energy consumption, are better managed through long-term sustainability initiatives.</div><div>The study's methodology involved input from six experts and systematic analyses to ensure robust prioritization of SSCI risks. Key findings highlight the necessity of tailoring risk mitigation approaches to specific risk sensitivities, offering actionable insights for supply chain managers. The framework is distinctive in integrating sustainability into risk prioritization, providing a structured approach adaptable across similar industries.</div><div>This research contributes to SSCI literature by advancing decision theory for risk evaluation in evolving scenarios. It underscores the importance of dynamic strategies for high-sensitivity risks and phased approaches for addressing lower-priority risks. Future research could explore the applicability of this framework in global supply chain networks or extend its use through advanced technologies like artificial intelligence for enhanced risk forecasting and management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143444546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The evolution of electric and hybrid vehicles and their influence on sustainable transport: A review and future research lines","authors":"Alberto-Tomas Delso-Vicente ,&nbsp;Marisol-Carvajal Camperos ,&nbsp;Margarita Almonacid-Durán","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a systematic review of the academic literature on electric and hybrid vehicles, their ecosystems, and supporting infrastructure over the period 2008–2024. Using the PRISMA methodology, the research evaluates related studies, exploring trends and developments in charging infrastructure, lithium batteries, and the integration of renewable energy, as well as the regulatory and environmental challenges faced by the sector. This work is both novel and significant as it provides a comprehensive and systematic perspective on the most relevant research in the field of electric and hybrid vehicles. Unlike previous studies that often focus on specific aspects, such as life cycle analysis, circular economy, or thermal management of batteries, this review adopts a holistic approach. The analysis of the literature highlights the exponential growth of charging infrastructure and technological progress in lithium batteries, while underscoring persistent challenges related to standardisation and sustainability. The findings suggest the need for policies that foster public-private collaboration, diversify lithium sources, and integrate renewable energy, enabling an equitable transition to sustainable mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143348980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of transformational leadership in navigating digital servitization","authors":"Florian Tagscherer,&nbsp;Claus-Christian Carbon","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.stae.2025.100098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital servitization converges two current innovation activities in industrial companies: shifting from product-oriented to service-oriented business models and integrating digital technologies in market offerings. Adding digitalized services offers significant growth and diversification opportunities, but companies have struggled to reap its potential. Establishing digital servitization business models is underpinned by complexity, making it difficult for companies to manage. Digital servitization is a relatively new research stream, especially needing more guidance on how companies should be led to succeed in its implementation. We addressed this research gap and conducted thirty semi-structured interviews with leaders in digital servitization holding ranks ranging from first-level Managers to Vice Presidents and Executives with more than 20 years of leadership experience active in industries such as machinery, electrical equipment, or IT services. We identified transformational leadership as vital to building digital servitization business models and navigating their inherent complexity and change management requirements. Our findings include three focus areas as recommendations for leadership: giving direction, being employee-oriented, and creating an innovative and collaborative environment. Furthermore, transactional leadership aspects should be considered for specific use cases to maintain the business model, for example, improving after a certain amount of time or managing crisis mode.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100098"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143100715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}