Drivers and barriers of sustainability-oriented innovations in Brazilian denim treatment facilities: an expert-driven decision support
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12(1)
Опубликована: Май 16, 2025
Abstract
The
textile
and
apparel
sector,
particularly
denim
treatment
facilities
(DTFs),
is
responsible
for
significant
environmental
impacts,
especially
in
water-scarce
regions
like
Pernambuco,
Brazil.
This
study
explores
the
drivers
barriers
to
sustainability-oriented
innovation
(SOI)
small
medium-sized
DTFs,
aligning
with
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs),
specifically
SDG
9
(Industry,
Innovation,
Infrastructure)
12
(Responsible
Consumption
Production).
Using
a
mixed-methods
approach,
research
initially
conducted
systematic
literature
review
identify
sixteen
twenty-seven
barriers.
These
were
then
evaluated
through
expert
insights,
synthesized
using
Nominal
Group
Technique
(NGT),
triangulated
interviews
local
DTF
managers.
findings
reveal
that
only
two
drivers,
primarily
regulatory
compliance
managerial
support,
fourteen
are
relevant
context,
underscoring
challenges
companies
face
adopting
sustainable
practices.
paper
contributes
both
theory
practice
by
offering
decision-making
model
guide
managers
policymakers
fostering
SOI
within
regional
contexts,
despite
posed
limited
infrastructure
complexities.
highlights
need
enhanced
policy
public
awareness,
technological
investment
facilitate
similar
industrial
sectors.
Язык: Английский
Innovation as a market domination strategy in Canadian nanotech firms
Revista Política y Ciencias Administrativas.,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
4(1), С. 6 - 23
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025
This
article
proposes
to
understand
the
concept
of
“innovation”
as
an
eclectic
whose
different
meaning
vary
according
contextual
and
organizational
factors.
The
definition
is
studied
from
websites
22
Canadian
nanotechnological
enterprises.
adopted
epistemological
position
qualitative
interpretative,
reasoning
method
inductive
which
allowed
emergence
new
dimension
innovation.
In
that
way,
results
presented
in
this
research
contribute
extension
existing
knowledge
on
strategy
interpretative
analysis
reveals
four
meanings
innovation:
innovation
market
domination
strategy,
a
creative
process
value
commitment.
Additionally,
we
suggest
nanotechnology
enterprises
focus
strategies
based
development
nanomaterials
more
than
finished
products.
Our
discussion
built
around
multidimensional
nature
challenges
regarding
transferability
other
sectors.
Язык: Английский
Enhancing Management Research through Qualitative Methods
TEC Empresarial,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
18(3), С. 1 - 11
Опубликована: Сен. 3, 2024
Considering
the
changes
and
uncertainties
of
current
environment
that
affect
management
in
organizations,
use
qualitative
methods
business
research
facilitates
study
organizational
phenomena
from
a
different
perspective
while
acknowledging
their
complexity.
The
objective
this
special
issue
is
to
offer
greater
exposure
empirical
studies
thoroughly
employ
solving
problems.
We
have
attempted
showcase
how
diverse
Qualitative
methodologies,
classic
case-based
strategies
more
novel
ones
such
as
action
research,
provide
new
visions
for
approaching
realities.
Also,
we
briefly
reflected
on
application
tools
visual
techniques
or
AI
research.
Therefore,
offers
five
papers
that,
methodological
perspectives
content,
seek
contribute
objective.
hope
represents
significant
advancement
visibility
appreciation
within
field
Язык: Английский