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Value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovations in a shared semiconductor infrastructure

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100104

Piia Konstari , Katri Valkokari

A shared semiconductor research infrastructure can be studied as a local innovation ecosystem consisting of an infrastructure-operating company and user companies. This study focuses on investigating the forms of sustainable value that such infrastructure provides for its users, as well as value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovation activities in a shared infrastructure. The research was conducted as a qualitative multiple-case study in a Finnish semiconductor innovation ecosystem at the end of 2023. It shows that the shared infrastructure provided users with environmental, social, and economic forms of sustainable value. The study also provides evidence that value creation from sustainability-oriented innovations takes place at three levels—operational, organizational, and system—in a shared infrastructure. The value is then captured through an increase in company value, user company business growth, and business expansion through open innovation, consumption data availability, best practice dissemination, and knowledge development, as well as new entrepreneurial opportunities by the infrastructure-operating company. This study contributes to the discussion and understanding of value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovations in the semiconductor industry. The results can be used by entrepreneurs, decision-makers, and management to understand how they can capture value from sustainability-oriented actions.

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Cross-country analysis of sustainable innovation and female entrepreneurship and their influence on the presence of women in managerial positions

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100102

Inna Alexeeva-Alexeev , Pilar Guaita-Fernandez , Cristina Mazas-Perez-Oleaga

Despite the global increase of women in business, there is still a very small proportion of female business leaders, although the distribution varies greatly by region and sector. Considering innovation, in its many forms, as well as female entrepreneurship, both considered as a path towards sustainability, the question arises as to whether this drive for sustainability leads to a greater presence of female CEOs. Current studies predominantly examine the impact of women's presence on a company's economic and financial performance, as well as any potential effects on its innovation strategy. However, the examination of factors that help understand the economic and business context influencing the presence of women in leadership roles is often overlooked. This empirical study fills this gap by exploring the micro and macro context influencing the presence of female CEOs in innovative firms worldwide stressing the influence of female owners. The sample comprises 107,026 companies from manufacturing and service industries in 118 countries, from 2007 to 2023, data obtained from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. The econometric model applied is logistic regression with clustered standard errors. The study contains six estimations generating strong evidence supporting most of the formulated hypotheses. Findings suggest women CEOs are likely to lead women-owned firms which promote (sustainable) innovation through developing new products for new markets, allocating less investment in R&D, product innovation and business processes, although with some nuances. Other important factors to consider are productivity, sales strategy, firm size, sector, and socio-economic context with a gender focus.

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Effects of competence-based sustainable entrepreneurship education on secondary school students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100103

Charlotte Sophia Diepolder , Johannes Huwer , Holger Weitzel

Sustainable entrepreneurship is crucial for promoting economic growth while addressing environmental and social challenges to advance sustainable development. Sustainable entrepreneurs are driven by their intention to solve these sustainability challenges through entrepreneurial means. In higher education, sustainable entrepreneurship education is recognized as a driver of sustainable entrepreneurial intention and related antecedents, such as the attitude toward sustainable entrepreneurship.

Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to examine the impact of competence-based sustainable entrepreneurship education on secondary students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents. Additionally, the effect of the commonly studied background factors ‘gender’ and ‘exposure to sustainable entrepreneurial role models’ is explored. A controlled pre-post research design was employed between April and May 2023 to assess changes in dependent variables. Data were collected via a questionnaire from 169 students participating in sustainable entrepreneurship interventions in Southern Germany.

The findings indicate that sustainable entrepreneurship education has a significant positive effect on secondary school students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. The effect of the intervention on sustainable entrepreneurial intention, attitude, and perceived behavioral control is consistent across participants’ genders. Sustainable entrepreneurial role models did not significantly influence the measured constructs.

These results support the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurship education already into secondary school curricula, demonstrating its potential to enhance students' sustainable entrepreneurial intention and related antecedents. This study contributes to the theoretical understanding of sustainable entrepreneurial intention formation and offers insights for educators and policymakers aiming to foster sustainable entrepreneurial intention among youth.

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A holistic framework for assessing risks in sustainable supply chain innovation in the garment, textile, and leather industry

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100101

Mohammad J Aladaileh , Eva Lahuerta-Otero

This study develops a holistic framework for assessing risks in sustainable supply chain innovation (SSCI) within Jordan's garment, textile, and leather (GTL) industry, addressing critical challenges posed by demand volatility, customer concentration, and price competition. Using multi-criteria decision-making tools such as AHP and sensitivity analysis, the research prioritizes risks into high, moderate, and low sensitivity categories. Highly sensitive risks, including demand-related challenges, require dynamic and adaptive strategies, while moderately sensitive risks, like supplier mismatches, benefit from enhanced visibility and collaboration. Low-sensitivity risks, such as cultural resistance and energy consumption, are better managed through long-term sustainability initiatives.

The study's methodology involved input from six experts and systematic analyses to ensure robust prioritization of SSCI risks. Key findings highlight the necessity of tailoring risk mitigation approaches to specific risk sensitivities, offering actionable insights for supply chain managers. The framework is distinctive in integrating sustainability into risk prioritization, providing a structured approach adaptable across similar industries.

This research contributes to SSCI literature by advancing decision theory for risk evaluation in evolving scenarios. It underscores the importance of dynamic strategies for high-sensitivity risks and phased approaches for addressing lower-priority risks. Future research could explore the applicability of this framework in global supply chain networks or extend its use through advanced technologies like artificial intelligence for enhanced risk forecasting and management.

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The evolution of electric and hybrid vehicles and their influence on sustainable transport: A review and future research lines

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100100

Alberto-Tomas Delso-Vicente , Marisol-Carvajal Camperos , Margarita Almonacid-Durán

This study presents a systematic review of the academic literature on electric and hybrid vehicles, their ecosystems, and supporting infrastructure over the period 2008–2024. Using the PRISMA methodology, the research evaluates related studies, exploring trends and developments in charging infrastructure, lithium batteries, and the integration of renewable energy, as well as the regulatory and environmental challenges faced by the sector. This work is both novel and significant as it provides a comprehensive and systematic perspective on the most relevant research in the field of electric and hybrid vehicles. Unlike previous studies that often focus on specific aspects, such as life cycle analysis, circular economy, or thermal management of batteries, this review adopts a holistic approach. The analysis of the literature highlights the exponential growth of charging infrastructure and technological progress in lithium batteries, while underscoring persistent challenges related to standardisation and sustainability. The findings suggest the need for policies that foster public-private collaboration, diversify lithium sources, and integrate renewable energy, enabling an equitable transition to sustainable mobility.

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The role of transformational leadership in navigating digital servitization

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100098

Florian Tagscherer, Claus-Christian Carbon

Digital servitization converges two current innovation activities in industrial companies: shifting from product-oriented to service-oriented business models and integrating digital technologies in market offerings. Adding digitalized services offers significant growth and diversification opportunities, but companies have struggled to reap its potential. Establishing digital servitization business models is underpinned by complexity, making it difficult for companies to manage. Digital servitization is a relatively new research stream, especially needing more guidance on how companies should be led to succeed in its implementation. We addressed this research gap and conducted thirty semi-structured interviews with leaders in digital servitization holding ranks ranging from first-level Managers to Vice Presidents and Executives with more than 20 years of leadership experience active in industries such as machinery, electrical equipment, or IT services. We identified transformational leadership as vital to building digital servitization business models and navigating their inherent complexity and change management requirements. Our findings include three focus areas as recommendations for leadership: giving direction, being employee-oriented, and creating an innovative and collaborative environment. Furthermore, transactional leadership aspects should be considered for specific use cases to maintain the business model, for example, improving after a certain amount of time or managing crisis mode.

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Implications of NFT as a sustainable fintech innovation for sustainable development and entrepreneurship

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100099

Suborna Barua , Uttam Golder , Rubaiyat Shaimom Chowdhury , Kashfia Sharmeen

This study explores the global patterns of non-fungible token (NFT) equity funding, focusing on NFTs’ role as a sustainable financial technology (fintech) in promoting the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) as well as entrepreneurship and in balancing business growth with social impact. Utilizing descriptive tools and the Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann–Whitney) test, we analyze global and regional data from 2015 to 2021 to examine NFT funding flows. The results show that funding flows from 2015 to 2021 exhibit notable differences and that funding flows in the United States (US) and Europe differ significantly from those in Latin America and the rest of the world (regions other than the US, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Canada). Furthermore, using a narrative literature review, we determine that NFT-funded projects support achieving the SDGs (including decent work and economic growth; climate action; peace, justice, and strong institutions; quality education; partnerships for the goals; and industry, innovation, and infrastructure), fighting against hunger and poverty, promoting human well-being, facilitating financial inclusion, and reducing gender gaps, thereby ensuring business growth aligning with social benefits. However, technological barriers, negative environmental impacts, insufficient regulations, unequal benefit distribution, and social distrust may obstruct NFT innovation.

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The efficiency of urban public transport and its impact on environmental sustainability

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-01-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100097

Joaquín Sánchez Toledano , Beatriz Duarte Monedero , Sandra Flores - Ureba , Clara Simón de Blas

Promoting and popularly developing urban transport improves environmental sustainability by reducing traffic congestion and air pollution. In the last decade, bus and metro modes, in addition to being the most in-demand, have been the most utilized to offer a practical and sustainable public transport system.

In Spain, public transport services are bus, the mode of transport designed as a priority over metro. The significant investment in infrastructure required for its implementation and maintenance makes it necessary to assess these companies' efficiency and impact on the sustainability of the surrounding environment. For this reason, this study aims to analyze if the bus mode is more efficient and sustainable than public transport by metro. The sample comprises companies providing bus and metro transport services in four of the biggest cities in Spain during the period 2017 - 2021.

The methodology used will be (1) a description of the main variables of these companies and (2) a data envelopment analysis and the Malmquist index as statistical inference estimators to provide the productivity, efficiency change (EFCH) into Pure Technical Efficiency Change (PTECH), and Scale Efficiency Change of the analyzed companies. This analysis's main result shows that bus and metro efficiency is similar for the analyzed cities.

This study contributes to the academic literature because the comparative analysis by modes of transport has not been conducted and can be considered an influential variable when it comes to resource allocation, controlling the services provided, and improving the planning of these services by the competent authorities.

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Digital technologies, sustainable lifestyle, and tourism: How digital nomads navigate global mobility?

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100096

Francisco Javier S. Lacárcel

This article explores how digital platforms facilitate entrepreneurship and enable global mobility for digital nomads, i.e., individuals who work remotely while residing in various locations worldwide. The specific focus is on how these platforms influence digital nomads’ decision making related to destination choices and entrepreneurial ventures, while also highlighting opportunities for the adoption of sustainable technology to enhance flexibility and efficiency of remote work. To this end, a total of 25 in-depth interviews were conducted with digital nomads, platform representatives, and academics. Interview questions focused on the impact of digital tools on professional practices and the nomadic lifestyle. The data were analyzed using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling, combined with Computer-Aided Text Analysis (CATA), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. Based on the results, 20 key topics related to the challenges, motivations, and future trends of this community were identified, including, among others, digital comfort, sustainable mobility, technology, digital environment, work-life balance, and workspace issues or employment. Taken together, the findings provide valuable insights into the intersection of digital nomadism and digital platforms and technologies, contributing to theories such as work-life balance, sustainable technology use, and boundary work.

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Decoding sustainable growth: The role of digital technology and entrepreneurship in carbon reduction

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2024.100094

Zeeshan Arshad , Mara Madaleno , Ana I Lillebø , Helena Vieira

Entrepreneurship is instrumental in promoting innovation towards sustainable economic growth. Through information and communication technology (ICT) access and development, digitalization enhances entrepreneurship, fostering the path to sustainable economic growth. However, the literature results evidenced thus far are mixed and do not consider simultaneously the exploration of these cumulative relationships, a gap the present article tries to fill in. Herein is explored the relationship between entrepreneurial activities, ICT, energy consumption, economic growth, and environmental degradation, examining the impact of digitalization and entrepreneurial activities on carbon degradation, with the corresponding effect on the environment, considering a panel of 16 EU countries between 2001 and 2020, using cross-sectional and causality models to account for short and long-run effects. This study also validates these economies' Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) while finding critical cross-sectional dependencies. Despite finding that ICT and entrepreneurial activities improved environmental quality, our work points out that ICT and entrepreneurial activities deteriorated the environment. All the macroeconomic variables evidence long-run relationships with carbon degradation or environmental quality. However, no causality is found between ICT and economic growth, nor between entrepreneurship and economic growth, therefore challenging the idea that growth boosts ICT or entrepreneurship activities in EU countries. Important policy directions are presented considering the results that may foster better routes to sustainable growth and development for EU countries.

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