Settings

Now showing1 - 2 of 2
  • Some of the metrics are blocked by your 
    consent settings
    Item type:Publication, Access status: with files ,
    Microfoundations of dynamic capabilities for Eco‐innovation in SMEs: evidence from industrial case studies
    (Wiley, 2026-09-25)
    Alcalde-Heras, Henar
    ;
    Chistov, Valery
    ;
    Garcia-Torres, Sofia
    ;
    Iñigo Alday, Edurne
    ;
    Carrillo-Carrillo, Francisco
    This study examines the microfoundations, that is, skills, processes, structures and decision rules that underlie the dynamic capabilities enabling SMEs to achieve sustained eco‐innovation performance. Building on dynamic capabilities framework, we adapt it to the SME context to explain how firms sense opportunities and threats, seize them and maintain competitiveness by reconfiguring tangible and intangible assets. Using an inductive and abductive design grounded in five in‐depth case studies of industrial SMEs in water technology, urban manufacturing and technical apparel in the Basque Country, we develop a framework capturing how eco‐innovation emerges from organisational innovation. The analysis reveals how dynamic capabilities are anchored in the orchestration of microfoundations across multiple organisational dimensions, including leadership, strategic intent, people management, business practices and external relations. By extending Teece's model to the SME context, we offer contextualised, transferable insights for companies operating under similar conditions, along with practical pathways to strengthen their eco‐innovation capacity. The framework also informs policymakers designing targeted support measures for industrial SMEs operating in comparable regional ecosystems, encouraging more adaptive, collaborative and scalable sustainability transitions.
    Publicationtype: Journal Article
      26  11
  • Some of the metrics are blocked by your 
    consent settings
    Item type:Publication, Access status: without files ,
    The effects of business innovation modes on eco-innovation : where do environmental benefits materialize?
    (Taylor & Francis, 2024-07-21)
    Alcalde-Heras, Henar
    ;
    Carrillo Carrillo, Francisco
    This study investigates the efficacy of various innovation modes in fostering eco-innovation (EI). EI refers to innovations that provide environmental benefits both within a firm and during the use or consumption of products by end users. The study focuses on the impact of cooperation with science, technology, and innovation (STI) partners, as well as learning by doing, using, and interacting (DUI) partners on EIs. Utilizing data from the Basque Innovation Survey spanning 2018–2020, we employ a logit function to estimate the average treatment effect of the treated (ATT) resulting from cooperation with different partners. Specifically, collaboration with research centres, consultants, and suppliers yields significant benefits for EI within firms. Furthermore, all partnerships positively influence EI with environmental benefits during end-user consumption, albeit to varying degrees of relevance. These results offer valuable insights into cooperation-oriented strategies and provide recommendations for policies aimed at fostering EI, thereby mitigating the environmental impact of firms’ operations and products.
    Publicationtype: Journal Article
      14