Sustainability transitions in manufacturing: the role of intellectual property

被引:30
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作者
Eppinger, Elisabeth [1 ]
Jain, Akriti [2 ]
Vimalnath, Pratheeba [3 ]
Gurtoo, Anjula [2 ]
Tietze, Frank [3 ]
Chea, Roberto Hernandez [4 ]
机构
[1] HTW Berlin, Berlin, Germany
[2] Indian Inst Sci, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
[3] Univ Cambridge, Cambridge, England
[4] Lund Univ, Lund, Sweden
基金
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
GREEN INNOVATION; ECO-INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY; DIFFUSION; COLLABORATION; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I
10.1016/j.cosust.2021.03.018
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Intellectual property rights (IPR) form an important component for unlocking sustainable innovation. Research highlights both the positive role of IPR in incentivizing sustainable innovation and the negatives, such as delaying diffusion. We review the state-of-art debates on incentivizing sustainable innovations and the role of IPR for sustainable manufacturing industries, summarizing three main debates: the role of incumbents versus new entrants, cross-industry collaboration, and IPR obstacles to the circular economy. The arguments bring forth the need for IPR systems to structurally support organizations in their move towards sustainability, removing institutional difficulties for cross industry diffusion, and in-depth research of IPR challenges for the circular economy. We conclude with directions for research that can enable better informed decisions on IPR for sustainability transitions. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:118 / 126
页数:9
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