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Using Sustainability-Oriented Process Innovation To Shape Product Markets

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  • MARIA J. BUSTAMANTE

    (Stockholm School of Economics, Department of Marketing and Strategy, Box 6501, 113 83, Stockholm, Sweden)

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Traditionally, the innovation literature has viewed product innovation as the key competitive driver for firms in the market. But as demands for sustainability increase and technology is advancing sustainability-oriented innovation across industries, there is an opportunity to reconsider the role of process innovations. This study follows the market development process of a start-up founded on the principle of sustainability-oriented innovation and explores how the process innovation itself is used to shape the external market. This paper considers the relationship between process innovations and external market development through a longitudinal case study of a vertical farm start-up in Stockholm, Sweden. Findings show that through a number of representational practices, process innovation can also serve external objectives and play a role in external market development for firms incorporating the principles of sustainability-oriented innovation.

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  • Maria J. Bustamante, 2020. "Using Sustainability-Oriented Process Innovation To Shape Product Markets," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(08), pages 1-26, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:24:y:2020:i:08:n:s1363919620400010
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919620400010
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    1. Roberto Pasqualino & Melissa Demartini & Faezeh Bagheri, 2021. "Digital Transformation and Sustainable Oriented Innovation: A System Transition Model for Socio-Economic Scenario Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-34, October.

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