Innovation for sustainability: a conceptual framework
Abstract
Purpose
Most articles in the field of management evidence that knowledge transfer enhances firms’ innovation, productivity and employment. Despite of the amount of studies a systematization of dimensions of knowledge transfer and its effects on firms sustainability is still absent. The purpose of this paper is to fill this literature gap.
Design/methodology/approach
The author proposes a conceptual paper aimed to provide a framework for classifying knowledge transfer and its effects on firms’ competitiveness.
Findings
The paper provides a conceptual paper on the role of innovation for sustainability.
Originality/value
The author’s perspective on knowledge for sustainability is a topic of great interest for managers, practitioners and policy-makers.
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Acknowledgements
This paper was realized through the Parthenope University’s funds for individual research on Enti pubblici di ricerca, imprenditorialità e sviluppo del territorio DR no. 988 – 30 November 2015 Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope.
Citation
Caiazza, R. (2017), "Innovation for sustainability: a conceptual framework", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-09-2014-0099
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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