Innovation and sustainability: new models and propositions

This theoretical paper has as main objective to analyze the relation between sustainability and innovation, taking as reference the institutional theory. Thus, the paper initially examines the issue of sustainable development, from a historical dimension of evolution of the topic. After that, we exp...

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Autores: Barbieri, José Carlos, Vasconcelos, Isabella Freitas Gouveia de, Andreassi, Tales, Vasconcelos, Flávio Carvalho de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração de Empresas
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/31280
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/31280
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Innovation
sustainability
institutional theory
sustainable innovative organization
sustainable development
social and environmental management
Inovação
sustentabilidade
teoria institucional
organização inovadora sustentável
desenvolvimento sustentável
gestão socioambiental
ecoinovação
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Sumario:This theoretical paper has as main objective to analyze the relation between sustainability and innovation, taking as reference the institutional theory. Thus, the paper initially examines the issue of sustainable development, from a historical dimension of evolution of the topic. After that, we explored the theme of institutionalization of sustainable development, suggesting that the prominence of sustainable development can be explained by institutional theory, more specifically by the concept of symbolic efficiency of Meyer and Rowan (1991). The paper then analyzes the concept of sustainable innovative organizations. Finally, the relationship between sustainability and innovation is analyzed, highlighting the importance that the company innovates considering the three dimensions of sustainability - social, environmental and economic.