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Business
Valeriya Vlasova
Summary: The study indicates that enterprises collaborating with R&D organizations and universities are more likely to receive public support, but this support rarely leads to significant changes in performance, mainly boosting the competitiveness of the enterprise.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Steven Simoens, Isabelle Huys
Summary: This article examines the contributions of the private and public sectors to the research and development of new medicines, emphasizing the complementary and interwoven nature of both sectors in biopharmaceutical R&D.
DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Dimitrios Kourouklis
Summary: The study shows that public subsidies have a positive impact on drug development, particularly on Phase I clinical trials for nonorphan drugs and orphan medicinal products. Meanwhile, foreign government funding and market size have a minimal effect on pharmaceutical innovation.
Article
Management
Gianluca Pallante, Emanuele Russo, Andrea Roventini
Summary: Defense R & D accounts for the largest share of US public R & D spending and has historically contributed to civilian innovations. However, there is limited empirical evidence on its impact on private R & D investment and no conclusive results on possible crowding-in (-out) effects. Using a longitudinal dataset linking public R & D obligations to private R & D expenditures for US states, this study examines the influence of defense R & D on privately-financed R & D. The findings show significant crowding-in effects, with elasticities in the range of 0.11-0.14, and these positive effects also extend to the labor market, particularly for engineers in R & D intensive industries.
Article
Management
Pedro Sanchez-Sellero, Mohammad Jamal Bataineh
Summary: This study focuses on the relationship between green innovation and R&D practices, both internal and external, within firms. It found that both internal and external R&D efforts contribute to enhancing green innovation activities. Collaborating with competitors could also benefit firms in general affairs.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Nieves Arranz, Marta F. Arroyabe, Jun Li, Carlos F. A. Arranz, Juan Carlos Fernandez de Arroyabe
Summary: This study combines dynamic capabilities theory with strategic orientations to provide an integrated view of eco-innovation in service organizations. The results confirm the characteristics of eco-innovation and support the complementary relationship between cooperation and eco-innovation, while also suggesting that strategic orientations will drive service firms to undertake more cooperative innovation.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Manuel Guisado-Gonzalez, Maria Del Mar Rodriguez-Dominguez, Mercedes Vila-Alonso, Encarnacion Gonzalez-Vazquez
Summary: The study found that eco-innovation has a positive impact on the business performance of companies, but receiving public aid after establishing R&D cooperation agreements has a lower or neutral effect on labor productivity. It is not advisable to use subsidized R&D cooperation for non-eco-innovative companies.
EUROPEAN RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tobias Haggmark, Katarina Elofsson
Summary: This paper examines and compares the contributions of the public sector and private sector to environmental innovation, as well as their determinants. The results show a shift towards environmentally sustainable technologies at an aggregate level, attributed to changes in research priorities and an increased scale of R&D in the private sector, and efficiency gains in the public sector. The main difference between the two sectors lies in R&D efficiency, with negative impact on patent growth in the private sector and positive impact in the public sector.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Ming Liu, Yanfei Shan, Yemei Li
Summary: This paper examines the differential impact of cooperation with heterogeneous partners on firms' innovation capabilities. The authors use joint patent applications of Chinese manufacturing firms from 2008 to 2018 to measure cooperation with different types of partners and corporate patents to measure firms' innovation capability. The results show that R&D cooperation with other enterprises, universities, and research institutions all have a significantly positive impact on firms' innovation capability. However, cooperation with universities or research institutions has a higher positive impact on innovation capability than cooperation with other firms. Different internal and external factors moderate the relationship between heterogeneous partners and firms' innovation capability.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Huijie Zhou, Xinman Zhu, Jie Dai, Wenbin Wu
Summary: Carbon neutrality refers to offsetting carbon emissions through various means. Technological innovation, such as cleaner combustion technologies, plays an important role in achieving carbon neutrality and has been emphasized in China's policy planning. This study focuses on the innovation of clean technology in gas boilers, specifically low nitrogen combustion and catalytic combustion, and analyzes the relevant patent data using social network analysis and community detection algorithms. The findings suggest that certain enterprises dominate the innovation cooperation network throughout the different stages, while the participation of scientific research institutions in universities is relatively weak. The analysis also reveals a shift in focus towards burner innovation in the later stages.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sanfeng Zhang, Xinyue Xu, Feng Wang, Jian Zhang
Summary: This paper examines the impact of different modes of cooperation on eco-innovation in Chinese manufacturing firms using data from the Chinese National Innovation Survey. The results show that all three types of cooperation (vertical, horizontal, mixed) have a positive and significant effect on eco-innovation, with mixed cooperation having the strongest impact. Knowledge spillovers from cooperative partners mediate the relationship between cooperation and eco-innovation. These findings highlight the importance of diversified collaborative activities and intellectual property protection for eco-innovation in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Priyanka, Mahima Jain, Sanjay Dhir
Summary: This paper empirically examines the role of different organizational factors on organizational ambidexterity (OA) and compares the results for private and public sector firms in the Indian manufacturing industry. The study finds that these organizational factors have a different impact on OA in the public and private sectors.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Lewandowska, Herman Cherniaiev
Summary: This research explores the impact of R&D cooperation and different types of innovation investments on business innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. The findings indicate that the outputs of R&D cooperation and investments are highly dependent on the type of innovation.
Article
Business
Martina Halaskova, Pavel Bednar
Summary: In this study, the innovation performance groups and their spatial distribution in NUTS 2 Western European regions were explored, and the impact of selected public and private sector R&D indicators on innovation performance was evaluated. The results showed that different demographic structures, scientific publications, and public-private collaborations have significant effects on innovation performance. Additionally, product innovations by SMEs, employment in knowledge-intensive activities, patent applications, and collaborations with others are also important private sector R&D indicators.
JOURNAL OF COMPETITIVENESS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chuyao Deng, Yang Liu, Doudou Gu
Summary: This study uses the China Private Enterprise Survey (CPES) data and the national census data to construct a double difference model (DID), investigating the impact of rising labor costs on private firms' innovation investment. The study finds that rising labor costs significantly increase private firms' R&D investment, especially for larger private industrial firms.
Article
Business
Sabina Scarpellini
Summary: The study analyzes different categories of social impacts related to the circular business model, based on desk research methodology and survey results collected in Spain, reflecting the social metrics of the circular business model proposed in literature.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Luz Maria Marin-Vinuesa, Pilar Portillo-Tarragona, Sabina Scarpellini
Summary: This study defines and measures the capabilities applied by firms to waste-related patents and their relations with the businesses economic performance, contributing to decision-making towards a circular economy. Results show that innovation capabilities related to patenting, such as collaborative innovation, persistence in patenting, and capabilities to collaborate with research institutes, are significant drivers of the level of waste patents and contribute to improving economic performance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juan Garcia-Cuadrado, Andrea Conserva, Juan Aranda, David Zambrana-Vasquez, Tatiana Garcia-Armingol, Gema Millan
Summary: In developed countries, a large amount of existing buildings will make up the building stock in 2050, which necessitates the consideration of energy efficiency in both new and old structures. The use of rehabilitation and energy efficiency measures can lead to a significant reduction in energy consumption for climate control. However, the high computational cost of detailed thermal behavior models hinders their practical application. This paper proposes the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) as an innovative approach to simplify energy saving calculations and validates it through a case study of a single-family house model in different climates.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Alexander Garcia-Mariaca, Eva Llera-Sastresa
Summary: This study presents an energy and economic analysis of using amine scrubbing technology for capturing CO2 from mobile sources. The results show that a CCS system operating with Monoethanolamine (MEA) at 30 wt% achieved a maximum CO2 capture rate of 66%, with a penalty over the power engine of only 10%. The economic analysis demonstrated that the MEA-based CCS system without organic rankine cycle (ORC) is more cost-effective than hydrogen fuel cells bus and battery-electric bus, with cost savings of 31.8% and 26% respectively.
GREENHOUSE GASES-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jose Luis Osorio-Tejada, Eva Llera-Sastresa, Sabina Scarpellini, Tito Morales-Pinzon
Summary: This study applies the social organizational life cycle assessment methodology to analyze the social performance of companies involved in the supply chain of road transport companies located in different contexts. The results indicate that social performance is influenced by socioeconomic development and culture, and suggest key areas for improvement for transport companies.
Article
Management
Pilar Portillo-Tarragona, Sabina Scarpellini, Luz Maria Marin-Vinuesa
Summary: This study investigates the impact of a business's capabilities on its level of circular patent activism. By analyzing a sample of 120,406 patents in 2216 Spanish companies, a model is designed to examine the cause-and-effect relationship between the circular patents held by firms and their capabilities. The study provides new insights into how accounting can enable or constrain the transition to a circular economy business model through the measurement and valuation of related intangible assets and the specific business' capabilities in an environmental management framework.
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Jose M. Moneva, Sabina Scarpellini, Alfonso Aranda-Uson, Igor Alvarez Etxeberria
Summary: This study analyzes the development of sustainability reporting practices and their assurance in European financial institutions, using a double qualitative methodological approach. The results can contribute to broadening the scope and level of sustainability and circular economy accountability.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Igor Alvarez-Etxeberria, Miguel Marco-Fondevila, Constancio Zamora-Ramirez
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to study the mimetic isomorphism process among firms in a context of expectations of further non-financial disclosure regulation. Based on the new institutionalism theory, the study examines the impact of the 2014/95/EU Directive transposition into Spanish law on 120 companies over an eight-year period. The findings suggest a trend towards increased disclosure before the law, particularly among environmentally sensitive sectors and low-level reporting firms, while afterwards, the trend reversed except for leading companies, highlighting the prevalence of mimetic and normative isomorphism. This research enhances understanding of the adoption processes of coercive norms and helps in predicting the effects of future legislation.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Eva Llera-Sastresa, Jose Angel Gimeno, Jose Luis Osorio-Tejada, Pilar Portillo-Tarragona
Summary: This paper examines the significance of collective self-consumption in the current energy transition, demonstrating how matching production and consumption loads can increase self-consumption rates. It analyzes possible criteria for distributing electricity among shareholders and evaluates the use of static and dynamic distribution coefficients. The study finds that considering customer energy consumption leads to the highest savings for self-consumption participants.
Article
Business, Finance
Fernando Llena-Macarulla, Jose M. Moneva, Alfonso Aranda-Uson, Sabina Scarpellini
Summary: This paper presents a model for measuring circular economy in businesses through an environmental accounting approach. The study examines the range and intensity of circular activities implemented by Spanish companies and their relationship to environmental management accounting practices. The results show that circular economy activities are gradually introduced without following clear patterns, and there is a moderate correlation between the level of circular economy and environmental management accounting practices. However, the lack of specific indicators limits the measurement of circular activities and the information provided by organizations.
REVISTA DE CONTABILIDAD-SPANISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Miguel Marco-Fondevila, Dario Benito-Bentue, Sabina Scarpellini
Summary: Commercial banks and financial institutions play a crucial role in the circular economy, but the potential of financial instruments managed by the sector in promoting circular economy has not been studied in relation to environmental accounting. By studying the details of renting contracts in Spain over 18 years, this research demonstrates the benefits of applying this service to vehicles in terms of resource utilization, environmental impact, energy efficiency, and reduced carbon emissions. The results highlight the need for new metrics for reporting on the servitization of the economy and the wider role of financial institutions in promoting circular economy.
REVISTA DE CONTABILIDAD-SPANISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Luis I. Diez, Alexander Garcia-Mariaca, Paula Canalis, Eva Llera
Summary: The oxy-fuel combustion of two torrefied biomasses is experimentally investigated in this study. It is found that increasing the share of torrefied biomass leads to significantly higher burnout degrees and CO2 conversion rates. When torrefied biomass is used alone, the formation rates of NO are reduced. The best results are obtained with 25% H2O atmospheres in most cases.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Javier Saez-Guinoa, Enrique Garcia-Franco, Eva Llera-Sastresa, Luis M. Romeo
Summary: This study provides a detailed energy analysis of the Bayer process to find the relationships between key variables and environmental impacts in alumina production.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Dario Benito-Bentue, Miguel Marco-Fondevila, Sabina Scarpellini
UCJC BUSINESS AND SOCIETY REVIEW
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Regional & Urban Planning
Sabina Scarpellini, Pilar Portillo-Tarragona, Alfonso Aranda-Uson, Fernando Llena-Macarulla
JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATURE
(2022)