Innovation ecosystems for meeting sustainable development goals: The evolving roles of multinational enterprises

被引:91
作者
Nylund, Petra A. [1 ]
Brem, Alexander [1 ,2 ]
Agarwal, Nivedita [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Entrepreneurship & Innovat Sci, Pfaffenwaldring 19, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Univ Southern Denmark, Mads Clausen Inst, Alsion 2, DK-6400 Sonderborg, Denmark
[3] Friedrich Alexander Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Chair Technol Management, Dr Mack Str 81, D-90762 Furth, Germany
关键词
Sustainable development goals; Responsible research and innovation; Multinational enterprise; Innovation ecosystems; Sustainability management; FIRM PERFORMANCE; BUSINESS MODELS; VALUE CREATION; TECHNOLOGY; RESPONSIBILITY; FRAMEWORK; STRATEGY; GERMANY; WIND;
D O I
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125329
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Meeting the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) will require breakthrough innovations in a number of areas. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can contribute to these goals by fomenting innovation considering the coevolution of responsible research and innovation (RRI) with the maturity of innovation ecosystems. Therefore, a conceptual model of the roles of multinational enterprises contingent on the evolutionary phases of a firm and the ecosystem in which it is embedded is derived. These MNE roles and RRI activities in SDG-oriented innovation ecosystems are explored through case examples of specific multinationals. Based on different archetypes of innovation ecosystems and RRI maturity levels, the identified roles include secretive innovators, builders, theater directors, platform leaders, dominators, and amplifiers. More responsible enterprises are found to support the SDGs through platform leadership and by amplifying the sustainable innovations of other ecosystem participants, whereas less responsible firms innovate internally and achieve less sustainable results. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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