Abstract
Conditioning factors of globalization create new demands and opportunities for the development of an organizational management model that takes into account the principles of sustainability, which presupposes significant investments in innovation. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between strategic management for sustainable innovation and the business model and performance of manufacturing companies. The strategic management of sustainable innovation was analyzed from two dimensions: strategic posture, underpinned on the studies of Schaltegger et al. (Int J Innov Sustain Dev 6:95–119, 2012) and Eiriz et al. (Innov Manag Policy Pract, 15:97–111, 2013); and sustainable innovation practices, evaluated on the basis of Bocken et al. (J Clean Prod 65: 42–56, 2014). The analysis of the business model was based on studies of Boons and Lüdeke-Freund (J Clean Prod 45:9–19, 2013), Kiron et al. (MIT Sloan Manag Rev, 54:69–73, 2013a) and Taran et al. (Decis Sci 46:301–331, 2015). Business performance was evaluated by considering the dimensions proposed by Gunday et al. (Int J Prod Econ 133:662–676, 2011). The study was characterized as quantitative and consisted of a survey with Brazilian manufacturing companies. The results allow to say that strategic management for sustainable innovation is related to the business model and corporate performance, given that positive associations between the dependent and independent variables dimensions were found. Therefore, it was possible to confirm the guiding hypotheses of the study.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Aguilera-Caracuel, J., & Ortiz-De-Mandojana, N. (2013). Green innovation and financial performance: An institutional approach. Organization and Environment, 26(4), 365–385.
Amit, R., & Zott, C. (2001). Value creation in E-business. Strategic Management Journal, 22(6–7), 493–520.
Beltramello, A., Haie-Fayle, L., & Pilat, D. (2013). Why new business models matter for green growth, OECD Green Growth Papers. Paris: OECD.
Bessant, J., & Tidd, J. (2009). Innovation and entrepreneurship. Porto Alegre: Bookman.
Bocken, N. M. P., Short, S. W., Rana, P., & Evans, S. (2014). A literature and practice review to develop sustainable business model archetypes. Journal of Cleaner Production, 65, 42–56.
Boons, F. A. A. (2009). Creating ecological value. An evolutionary approach to business strategies and the natural environment. Cheltenham: Elgar.
Boons, F., & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (2013). Business models for sustainable innovation: State-of-the-art and steps towards a research agenda. Journal of Cleaner Production, 45, 9–19.
Boons, F., Montalvo, C., Quist, J., & Wagner, M. (2013). Sustainable innovation, business models and economic performance: An overview. Journal of Cleaner Production, 45, 1–8.
Brown, H. S., De Jong, M., & Levy, D. L. (2009). Building institutions based on information disclosure: Lessons from GRI’s sustainability reporting. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17(6), 571–580.
Chesbrough, H., & Rosenbloom, R. S. (2002). The role of the business model in capturing value from innovation: Evidence from Xerox Corporation’s technology spin-off companies. Industrial and Corporate Change, 11(3), 529–555.
Daft, R. L., & Marcic, D. (2004). Understanding management. Versailles: Thomson – South-Western.
Eiriz, V., Faria, A., & Barbosa, N. (2013). Firm growth and innovation: Towards a typology of innovation strategy. Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 15(1), 97–111.
Global Reporting Initiative - GRI. (2006). Diretrizes para relatório de sustentabilidade. Available in http://www.globalreporting.org. Acess in 15 outubro de 2010.
Gunday, G., Ulusoy, G., Kilic, K., & Alpkan, L. (2011). Effects of innovation types on firm performance. International Journal Production Economics, 133, 662–676.
Hall, J., & Wagner, M. (2012). Integrating sustainability into firms’ processes: Performance effects and the moderating role of business models and innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment, 21(3), 183–196.
Kiron, D., Kruschwitz, N., Reeves, M., & Goh, E. (2013a). The benefits of sustainability-driven innovation. MIT Sloan Management Review, 54(2), 69–73.
Kiron, D., Kruschwitz, N., Reeves, M., Haanaes, K., Goh, E. (2013b). The innovation bottom line. MIT Sloan Management Review (Research Report; pp. 1–22). Cambridge: MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group.
Levy, D. L., Szejnwald, B. H., & De Jong, M. (2010). The contested politics of corporate governance the case of the global reporting initiative. Business and Society, 49(1), 88–115.
Lopez-Valeiras, E., Gomez-Conde, J., & Naranjo-Gil, D. (2015). Sustainable innovation, management accounting and control systems, and international performance. Sustainability, 7(3), 3479–3492.
Marimon, F., Alonso-Almeida, M. D. M., Rodríguez, M. D. P., & Alejandro, K. A. C. (2012). The worldwide diffusion of the global reporting initiative: What is the point? Journal of Cleaner Production, 33, 132–144.
Mayhew, M. J., Simonoff, J. S., Baumol, W. J., Wiesenfeld, B. M., & Klein, M. W. (2012). Exploring innovative entrepreneurship and its ties to higher educational experiences. Research in Higher Education, 53(8), 831–859.
Neely, A., Adams, C., & Kennerley, M. (2002). The performance prism: The scorecard for measuring and managing business success. London: Prentice Hall.
Prado-Lorenzo, J. M., Gallego-Alvarez, I., & Garcia-Sanchez, I. M. (2009). Stakeholder engagement and corporate social responsibility reporting: The ownership structure effect. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 16, 94–107.
Rasche, A. (2009). Toward a model to compare and analyze accountability standards – The case of the UN global compact. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 16, 192–205.
Schaltegger, S., & Wagner, M. (2011). Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability innovation: Categories and interactions. Business Strategy and the Environment, 20(4), 222–237.
Schaltegger, S., Lüdeke-Freund, F., & Hansen, E. G. (2012). Business cases for sustainability: The role of business model innovation for corporate sustainability. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 6(2), 95–119.
Schaltegger, S., Hansen, E. G., & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (2016). Business models for sustainability: Origins, present research, and future avenues. Organization & Environment, 29(1), 3–10.
Seebode, D., Jeanrenaud, S., & Bessant, J. (2012). Managing innovation for sustainability. R&D Management, 42(3), 195–206.
Shane, S. (2003). A general theory of entrepreneurship. Northampton, MA: Elgar.
Skouloudis, A., Evangelinos, K., & Kourmousis, F. (2009). Development of an evaluation methodology for triple bottom line reports using international standards on reporting. Environmental Management, 44, 298–311.
Szekely, F., Strebel, H. (2012). Strategic innovation for sustainability. Lausanne: IMD – International Institute for Management Development. Retrieved December 2013, from http://www.imd.org
Taran, Y. (2011). Rethinking it all: Overcoming obstacles to business model innovation. PhD thesis, Center for Industrial Production, Aalborg University, Aalborg
Taran, Y., Boer, H., & Lindgren, P. (2015). A business model innovation typology. Decision Sciences, 46(2), 301–331.
Teece, D. J. (2010). Business models, business strategy and innovation. Long Range Planning, 43(2–3), 172–194.
Tsang, S., Welford, R., & Brown, M. (2009). Reporting on community investment. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 16, 123–136.
Wagner, M. (2010). The role of corporate sustainability performance for economic performance: A firm-level analysis of moderation effects. Ecological Economics, 69(7), 1553–1560.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kneipp, J.M., Gomes, C.M., Bichueti, R.S., da Rosa, L.A.B., Frizzo, K. (2019). Strategic Management of Sustainable Innovation in Brazilian Manufacturing Companies. In: Cagica Carvalho, L., Rego, C., Lucas, M.R., Sánchez-Hernández, M.I., Backx Noronha Viana, A. (eds) New Paths of Entrepreneurship Development. Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96032-6_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96032-6_15
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96031-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-96032-6
eBook Packages: Business and ManagementBusiness and Management (R0)