Foreign divestment: unveiling its influence on firms’ green innovation activities

Cogent Business & Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

Foreign subsidiaries from developed countries play a crucial role in disseminating green production technologies and fostering innovation developing countries. However, recent years have witnessed significant rise foreign divestment due to the resurgence of trade protectionism. The impact this trend on efforts divested firms is critical area investigation. Our research uses sample Chinese listed employs differences-in-differences method, demonstrating that increased their R&D investment improved output short term. We propose three possible explanations for outcome. First, leads shifts strategies raises unit costs, prompting increase spending maintain an optimal level innovation. Second, reduce tax burden caused by divestment, these are incentivized enhance qualify government policies favoring high-tech firms. Lastly, mitigate loss technological resources absorb existing outcomes parent firms, boost Finally, we conducted extended analysis, which provided validation proposed explanations.

Language: Английский

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Systematic literature review of digital and green transformation of manufacturing SMEs in Europe

Production & Manufacturing Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Dec. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Handling of Critical Work Practices in Rapid Change Contexts : A study of an industrial startup and the COVID-19 pandemic

Linköping studies in science and technology. Dissertations, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 1, 2024

The accelerating pace of change in our society requires organisations to efficiently manage day-to-day operations while simultaneously innovating and developing new concepts for the future, all within an environment rapidly evolving circumstances.Specifically, must quickly be able handle work practices that are critical organisational development, this thesis focuses on handling these practices.Critical (CWPs) here defined as operational management initiated or adjusted -either scaled up down -in response developmental needs emerging acute situations.Commonly, there limitations CWPs ingrained previous structures, methods, knowledge.The aims explore changing contexts how is enabled constrained by influencing factors 'active ownership', 'stakeholder collaboration', 'developmental learning'.The empirical foundation builds interactive research approach.It utilises data from case studies two rapid contexts: industrial startup green transformation organisations' during initial stages COVID-19 pandemic.Results show demonstrated agility mobilising resources fostering collaboration novel ways, guided overarching objectives transcended local concerns.Identified were characterised their innovative nature various degrees newness time constraints, which necessitated approaches provided opportunities adaptive learning.Three conclusions can drawn analysis thesis: first, disruptive changes trigger entrepreneurship innovations through enhanced space action seamless cross-collaborations. Second, interaction between intermediaries, managers, employees fosters a holistic understanding proactivity.Third, stress-test organisations, where strengths, become visualised.Theoretically, contributes with conceptual model highlighting essential conditions interconnections.An additional contribution made introducing concept identifying prerequisites different forms such contexts.The practical implications include types source utilised continuous improvements, supporting ability increasing uncertainties.Moreover, provides analytical support intend contribute transitions related development areas circular economy, electrification, digitalisation, resilience.

Language: Английский

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Reconceptualizing HR change agency: introducing a framework and propositions for future research

Personnel Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Purpose This paper critically examines the empirical literature on human resource (HR) function during organizational change, identifying competence required for HR practitioners and pinpointing gaps in previous research. Design/methodology/approach The is based an integrative review of utilizes a model comprising three key elements: skills, motivation opportunities created by conditions. Findings shows that while there ongoing discussion about significant remain our understanding how this translates into change agency. typical normative descriptions role can be viewed as unrealistic they fail to consider crucial contextual factors routine, rather mundane nature Practical implications It necessary develop context avoid wishful thinking when initiating efforts. Furthermore, require enhanced training areas such interpersonal including communication, coaching managing emotions. Originality/value presents new conceptual framework research propositions, advocating dynamic approach HR’s change. explores competence, terms their skills manage linked participate initiatives.

Language: Английский

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Economic Aspects of Sustainable Development: Eco-Branding in Manufacturing Enterprises from Kazakhstan

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 36 - 36

Published: Dec. 25, 2024

Economic science provides a rich methodological toolkit for sustainable development combined with the principles of circular economy and green marketing. The practical adaptation set assessment tools helped realisation goal this study in form systematisation interaction factors between economic growth environmental branding industrial companies Republic Kazakhstan. Descriptive models were used to assess technological state enterprises analyse effectiveness capital investments implementation technology projects social investments. In course research population’s requests manufacturers products, it was found out that requirements characteristics finished products have increased, price ecological is concern. Producers end consumers can be brought closer together through eco-branding, creation special platforms integration participants. To unlock reserves growth, proposed investment flows participation should intensified order increase eco-cultural transformation eco-consumers new generation.

Language: Английский

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