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Analysis of European positioning on environmental sustainability: A review 欧洲对环境可持续性的定位分析

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100112

V. Sanz-Torro , C. Calafat-Marzal , J.M. Guaita-Martinez , V. Vega

Extreme weather events are becoming more common, reflecting the rapid advance of climate change, which is primarily caused by human activity. Whereas some effects are irreversible, others can be mitigated through actions that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and thus limit global warming. In recent years, academia has been actively engaged in addressing this situation, as reflected in the volume of related scientific output. In this context, the objective of this research is to conduct a literature review of studies on environmental sustainability in the European Union (EU) published in the decade 2015–2024. The choice of the geographical scope of the study is based on the EU's strong commitment to climate neutrality. In order to identify the possible gaps in the literature and extract the main research directions, the PRISMA protocol is used together with an Rstudio library called bibliometrix. The results reveal an exponential growth in studies published in high-impact scientific journals, and a notable prevalence of international co-authorship. The analysis identifies three main lines of research. The first focuses on the structural foundations of sustainability, including circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and eco-innovation. The second addresses environmental policies promoted by the European Union and stands out as the most influential in terms of academic impact. The third explores energy efficiency in crisis contexts, with particular attention to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Energy transition, circular economy, and the pursuit of efficiency and productivity are among the most studied topics within the scientific community.

极端天气事件正变得越来越普遍，这反映了主要由人类活动引起的气候变化的迅速发展。虽然有些影响是不可逆转的，但其他影响可以通过寻求减少温室气体排放的行动加以缓解，从而限制全球变暖。近年来，学术界一直积极致力于解决这一问题，这反映在相关科学产出的数量上。在此背景下，本研究的目的是对2015-2024年间发表的欧盟（EU）环境可持续性研究进行文献综述。研究地理范围的选择是基于欧盟对气候中立的坚定承诺。为了识别文献中可能存在的空白，提取主要的研究方向，PRISMA协议与Rstudio库bibliometrix一起使用。结果显示，在高影响力的科学期刊上发表的研究呈指数级增长，国际合作的普遍程度显著提高。分析确定了三个主要的研究方向。第一部分侧重于可持续发展的结构基础，包括循环经济、可持续农业和生态创新。第二部分论述了欧盟推动的环境政策，在学术影响方面最具影响力。第三部分探讨危机背景下的能源效率，特别关注2019冠状病毒病大流行的影响。能源转型、循环经济以及对效率和生产力的追求是科学界研究最多的话题。

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Using sustainable technology to drive efficiency: Artificial intelligence as an information broker for advancing airline operations management 利用可持续技术提高效率：人工智能作为推进航空公司运营管理的信息中介

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100111

Alexander M. Geske , David M. Herold , Sebastian Kummer

Airlines are frequently confronted with disruptions that interfere with their flight operations, resulting in revenue losses and unsustainable performance. While information sharing is an important approach to mitigate airline disruptions, the industry is still characterized by technology fragmentation and a lack of real-time information exchange between actors in the airline ecosystem. As a response, this study investigates how artificial intelligence (AI could be utilized as an information broker to enhance information sharing for collaborative decision-making in airline operations management. Adopting a qualitative research approach, we conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with managers and professionals from three critical airline functions - air, ground, and information technology - across multiple global airlines to examine how AI is used for coordination and information sharing in their operation and how it impacts operational processes and performances. The results show that AI in the airline industry is in its infancy with fragmented applications within the airline ecosystem, but managers highlight the need for implementation of context-aware, organizationally aligned, and carefully integrated AI into operational routines. Our findings also show that in order to use AI as an information broker, most participants prefer an agent-based model for operations management, however, integrating agent-based models require advanced data that need to be collected from process-based systems first. We further discuss theoretical and managerial implications and provide actionable recommendations for implementing AI in airline operations. This is one of the first studies to specifically examine cross-departmental information sharing through AI from an information brokerage perspective.

航空公司经常面临干扰其航班运营的中断，导致收入损失和不可持续的业绩。虽然信息共享是缓解航空中断的重要方法，但该行业仍然存在技术碎片化和航空生态系统参与者之间缺乏实时信息交换的问题。作为回应，本研究探讨了如何利用人工智能（AI）作为信息经纪人来增强航空公司运营管理中协同决策的信息共享。采用定性研究方法，我们对全球多家航空公司的三个关键航空职能部门（空中、地面和信息技术）的经理和专业人士进行了22次半结构化访谈，以研究人工智能如何用于其运营中的协调和信息共享，以及它如何影响运营流程和绩效。研究结果表明，航空业的人工智能还处于起步阶段，在航空生态系统中有零散的应用，但管理人员强调需要将情境感知、组织一致并仔细集成到运营流程中的人工智能。我们的研究结果还表明，为了使用人工智能作为信息代理，大多数参与者更喜欢基于代理的模型来进行运营管理，然而，集成基于代理的模型需要高级数据，这些数据需要首先从基于流程的系统中收集。我们进一步讨论了理论和管理方面的影响，并为在航空公司运营中实施人工智能提供了可行的建议。这是第一个从信息经纪的角度专门研究人工智能跨部门信息共享的研究之一。

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Social entrepreneurship and sustainable technologies: Impact on communities, social innovation, and inclusive development 社会企业家精神和可持续技术：对社区的影响、社会创新和包容性发展

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100110

Raghu Raman , T.A. Alka , M. Suresh , Prema Nedungadi

Social entrepreneurship (SE) is emerging as a transformative force for sustainable development, particularly in contexts marked by inequality, informality, and institutional gaps. This study adopts an integrative and critical approach to examine how SE aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contributes to inclusive, resilient, and innovation-driven change. It addresses key research gaps—fragmented theoretical applications, limited sectoral analysis, and weak methodological generalizability—by synthesizing six foundational theories: behavioral decision theory, theory of planned behavior, social cognitive theory, institutional theory, social capital theory, and grounded theory. A systematic literature review was conducted using the PRISMA protocol to ensure rigor and transparency in selecting studies from 2015 to 2024. The review identifies thematic gaps in existing literature, including underexplored areas such as sector-specific financing, digital innovation, entrepreneurship in emerging sectors, sustainable technology adoption, and the contextual embedding of SE within SDG-linked outcomes. Using the theory-context-characteristics-methods (TCCM) framework and machine learning-based BERTopic modeling, this study analyzes SE research to offer both conceptual depth and empirical mapping. Its originality lies in the interdisciplinary integration of theory with advanced text analytics to uncover actionable, theory-driven insights into SE–SDG alignment. Findings reveal SEs’ contributions to SDGs 4, 8, and 9 through inclusive models and digital tools such as AI and blockchain. SE also advances SDGs 10, 11, and 12 while being enabled by institutions (SDG 16) and partnerships (SDG 17). The study calls for multilevel theoretical integration across cognitive, relational, and institutional domains, with managerial implications for hybrid model design, stakeholder collaboration, and digital capability building.

社会企业家精神正在成为可持续发展的变革力量，特别是在不平等、非正式和制度差距突出的背景下。本研究采用综合和批判性的方法来研究SE如何与可持续发展目标（sdg）保持一致，并为包容性、弹性和创新驱动的变革做出贡献。通过综合六个基础理论：行为决策理论、计划行为理论、社会认知理论、制度理论、社会资本理论和扎根理论，它解决了关键的研究缺口——理论应用的碎片化、部门分析的有限性和方法论的弱概括性。采用PRISMA方案进行了系统的文献综述，以确保2015年至2024年研究选择的严谨性和透明度。该审查确定了现有文献中的主题差距，包括未充分探索的领域，如特定部门融资、数字创新、新兴部门创业、可持续技术采用，以及可持续发展目标相关成果中SE的上下文嵌入。利用理论-情境-特征-方法（TCCM）框架和基于机器学习的BERTopic建模，本研究对SE研究进行了分析，以提供概念深度和经验映射。它的独创性在于将理论与先进的文本分析相结合，以发现可操作的、理论驱动的SE-SDG一致性见解。调查结果显示，中小企业通过包容性模型和人工智能、区块链等数字工具，对可持续发展目标4、8和9做出了贡献。SE还在机构（可持续发展目标16）和伙伴关系（可持续发展目标17）的支持下推进可持续发展目标10、11和12。该研究要求跨认知、关系和制度领域的多层次理论集成，以及混合模型设计、利益相关者协作和数字能力建设的管理含义。

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The role of Neobanks and FinTech in sustainable finance and technology. The customer/user perspective for entrepreneurs 新银行和金融科技在可持续金融和技术中的作用。企业家的客户/用户视角

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100109

Pedro R. Palos-Sanchez , Raúl J. Chang-Tam , José A. Folgado-Fernández

The emergence of neobanks is considered a change in the current banking model and has caused a change in consumer expectations regarding their financial experience and sustainable technology. This research analyzes users feelings, words and opinions about neobanks, and determines the critical factors of these financial consumers. The objective of this research is to analyze how technology app in the banking sector has affected the consumer experience. The emergence of FinTech and neobanks has altered the traditional banking market worldwide, with new exclusively digital financial operators in full expansion. A sample of all online reviews (n = 56,474) published in Google Play of three FinTech apps N26, Revolut, and Wise selected from and Sensor Tower. It’s were analyzed using text mining, particularly sentiment analysis and topic modelling (LDA). Exactly, the reviews were scraped in during one weeks from January 2024.

The results of our analysis reveal that neobanks are working exponentially among the young public, while older users still have barriers to their usability, such as cybersecurity or the limited generation of trust.

This work contributes to the existing academic literature on FinTech and neobanks with a validated method of measuring customer experience. This work contributes to practical implications, understanding the transformation of banking through fintech and neobanks, with a focus on customer experience and sentiment analysis. Additionally, the theoretical implications of the manuscript align existing literature on the importance of technology and customer-centric approaches, but offer nuanced insights into the specific factors driving customer adoption and the challenges faced by neobanks.

新银行的出现被认为是对当前银行模式的一种改变，并导致消费者对其金融体验和可持续技术的期望发生变化。本研究分析了用户对新银行的感受、言论和意见，确定了这些金融消费者的关键因素。本研究的目的是分析银行部门的技术应用程序如何影响消费者体验。金融科技和新银行的出现改变了全球传统银行市场，新的专属数字金融运营商正在全面扩张。从Sensor Tower和Sensor Tower中选出的三个FinTech应用N26、Revolut和Wise，在b谷歌Play上发表的所有在线评论样本（n = 56,474）。使用文本挖掘，特别是情感分析和主题建模（LDA）对其进行分析。没错，这些评论是从2024年1月开始的一周内拼凑出来的。我们的分析结果显示，新银行在年轻公众中的表现呈指数级增长，而老年用户在其可用性方面仍然存在障碍，例如网络安全或有限的信任生成。这项工作为现有的金融科技和新银行学术文献提供了一种有效的衡量客户体验的方法。这项工作有助于实际意义，通过金融科技和新银行了解银行业的转型，重点关注客户体验和情绪分析。此外，该手稿的理论含义与现有文献关于技术和以客户为中心的方法的重要性保持一致，但对推动客户采用的具体因素和新银行面临的挑战提供了细致入微的见解。

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Building trust in sustainable brands: Revisiting perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image 建立对可持续品牌的信任：重新审视感知价值、满意度、客户服务和品牌形象

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100105

Abel Monfort , Belén López-Vázquez , Ana Sebastián-Morillas

This study revisits the key variables that build brand trust in consumers, addressing a critical issue for building lasting relationships between brands and consumers. Through a conceptual model, we examine how perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image influence consumer trust. The research is based on a sample of 1280 Spanish consumers over the age of 18, who responded to a questionnaire designed with previously validated scales. The PLS-SEM technique was used to validate the hypotheses and the proposed model.

The findings reveal that perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image have a positive and significant effect on consumer trust. In particular, it was found that customer service directly influences customer satisfaction, which in turn reinforces brand trust. Additionally, the brand's communication strategy shows a significant positive relationship with brand image. Finally, customer satisfaction is identified as a mediating variable in the relationship between customer service and trust, indicating that a positive experience with customer service is fundamental for consolidating brand trust.

This study contributes to enhancing the understanding of the factors that promote brand trust and offers practical implications for the development of effective marketing and brand management strategies. These insights can be especially relevant for sustainable brands, as the identified factors—perceived value, satisfaction, customer service, and brand image—are also critical in fostering trust in brands that prioritize sustainability. Incorporating sustainable practices into these areas may further strengthen consumer trust and loyalty toward sustainable brands.

本研究回顾了在消费者中建立品牌信任的关键变量，解决了在品牌和消费者之间建立持久关系的关键问题。通过概念模型，我们研究了感知价值、满意度、客户服务和品牌形象如何影响消费者信任。该研究基于1280名18岁以上的西班牙消费者的样本，他们回答了一份用先前验证过的量表设计的问卷。利用PLS-SEM技术验证了假设和提出的模型。研究发现，感知价值、满意度、顾客服务和品牌形象对消费者信任有显著的正向影响。特别是，我们发现顾客服务直接影响顾客满意度，顾客满意度反过来又增强了品牌信任。此外，品牌的传播策略与品牌形象呈显著的正相关关系。最后，客户满意度被确定为客户服务与信任关系中的中介变量，表明积极的客户服务体验是巩固品牌信任的基础。本研究有助于增进对促进品牌信任因素的了解，并为制定有效的营销和品牌管理策略提供实践启示。这些见解对于可持续品牌尤其重要，因为所确定的因素——感知价值、满意度、客户服务和品牌形象——对于培养对优先考虑可持续性的品牌的信任也至关重要。将可持续实践纳入这些领域可能会进一步加强消费者对可持续品牌的信任和忠诚度。

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Do ethical issues influence the interest of young people in using artificial intelligence? An integrated application of qualitative comparative analysis 伦理问题是否影响了年轻人使用人工智能的兴趣？定性比较分析的综合应用

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100108

Cayetano Medina-Molina , Noemí Pérez-Macías , Sierra Rey-Tienda , María Eugenia López-Sanz

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-related services offers a broad range of potential benefits and threats for both organizations and consumers. However, realizing these benefits requires consumer acceptance of such technologies, often leading to considerable resistance, including users’ paradoxical attitudes. This study examines the conditions that explain both the interest in using AI systems in daily life and the negation of such interest. To this end, it develops a model that integrates several technology paradoxes with consumer satisfaction and trust in AI. Using an integrated qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), this study analyzes a dataset of 2809 Spanish Internet users from Generations Z and Millennials. The findings confirm that the perception of AI as a life-enhancing tool, along with satisfaction and trust, are essential for generating interest in AI adoption. Conversely, the negation of these paradoxes, combined with other factors or their negations, influences the lack of interest. Additionally, the results underscore the potential of an integrated approach to large-N QCA analysis.

人工智能（AI）相关服务的采用为组织和消费者提供了广泛的潜在利益和威胁。然而，实现这些好处需要消费者接受这些技术，这通常会导致相当大的阻力，包括用户的矛盾态度。本研究考察了在日常生活中使用人工智能系统的兴趣和对这种兴趣的否定的条件。为此，它开发了一个模型，将几个技术悖论与消费者满意度和对人工智能的信任结合起来。本研究采用综合定性比较分析（QCA），分析了来自Z世代和千禧一代的2809名西班牙互联网用户的数据集。研究结果证实，将人工智能视为一种改善生活的工具，以及满意度和信任，对于产生对采用人工智能的兴趣至关重要。相反，这些悖论的否定，结合其他因素或它们的否定，影响了兴趣的缺乏。此外，结果强调了大n QCA分析综合方法的潜力。

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The moderating effect of power distance on the relationship between CEO career horizon and ESG performance 权力距离对首席执行官职业前景与环境、社会和公司治理绩效之间关系的调节作用

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100107

Lúcia Ferreira, Pedro Torres, Mário Augusto

This study aims to understand the moderating role of power distance culture on the relationship between CEOs’ career time horizon and ESG performance. In doing so, this study contributes to the debate on the effects of CEOs’ career horizon. The relationship between CEO duality and ESG performance was also analysed. The study resorts to a sample of 854 companies from 12 countries and uses hierarchical linear modelling. The Upper Echelons Theory and the Stakeholder Theory theoretically support the hypotheses. The results show that power distance culture positively moderates the relationships between CEO career horizon and ESG performance, making the effect of CEO tenure on this outcome less negative and the effect of CEO age more positive. The different impact of the two components of the CEO career horizon suggest that its measurement should be revised. The findings have practical implications because they provide new insights that can inform CEO recruitment processes and guide the definition of corporate governance mechanisms.

本研究旨在了解权力距离文化对ceo职业时间跨度与ESG绩效关系的调节作用。在这样做的过程中，这项研究有助于讨论ceo的职业视野的影响。本文还分析了CEO二元性与ESG绩效的关系。该研究采用了来自12个国家的854家公司的样本，并使用了分层线性模型。上层梯队理论和利益相关者理论从理论上支持了这些假设。结果表明，权力距离文化正向调节CEO职业生涯视界与ESG绩效的关系，使得CEO任期对这一结果的负向影响减弱，CEO年龄对这一结果的正向影响增强。CEO职业视界的两个组成部分的不同影响表明，其测量方法应该进行修订。这些发现具有实际意义，因为它们提供了新的见解，可以为CEO招聘流程提供信息，并指导公司治理机制的定义。

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The effect of effectuation on entrepreneurial intention: The moderating roles of openness and extraversion 绩效对创业意向的影响：开放性和外向性的调节作用

Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship

Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.stae.2025.100106

Shuwei Wang, Atthaphon Mumi, Achariya Issarapaibool

Entrepreneurial intention represents a critical initial stage in the entrepreneurial process, particularly in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship. While extensive research has examined the factors contributing to the formation of entrepreneurial intention, there remains a lack of consensus in the literature on the key drivers. This study investigates the impact of effectuation on entrepreneurial intention using a sample of 582 college students in China. We approached this investigation through the application of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), a method adept at capturing the nuanced relationships between latent constructs within the complex entrepreneurial context. The findings from PLS-SEM reveal that effectuation significantly enhances entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, personality traits, specifically openness and extraversion, are shown to positively moderate the relationship between effectuation and entrepreneurial intention. This research offers theoretical contributions by highlighting the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions of entrepreneurial intention, and broadens the scope of effectuation research. It also provides practical implications that emphasize the importance of cultivating effectual thinking and entrepreneurial intention to address challenges in sustainable technology and entrepreneurship.

创业意向是创业过程中一个关键的初始阶段，特别是在可持续创业的背景下。虽然广泛的研究考察了促成创业意向形成的因素，但在关键驱动因素方面，文献仍然缺乏共识。本研究以582名中国大学生为样本，考察绩效对创业意向的影响。我们通过应用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）来进行这项研究，这是一种善于捕捉复杂创业环境中潜在构念之间微妙关系的方法。PLS-SEM的研究结果显示，实效性显著提高了创业意向。此外，人格特质，特别是开放性和外向性，对绩效与创业意向之间的关系有正向调节作用。本研究突出了创业意愿的内在机制和边界条件，拓宽了创业意愿效应研究的范围，具有一定的理论贡献。它还提供了实践意义，强调培养有效思维和创业意图的重要性，以应对可持续技术和创业的挑战。

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Value creation and capture from sustainability-oriented innovations in a shared semiconductor infrastructure 共享半导体基础设施中以可持续性为导向的创新的价值创造和获取

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.

共享的半导体研究基础设施可以作为由基础设施运营公司和用户公司组成的本地创新生态系统进行研究。本研究的重点是调查这种基础设施为其用户提供的可持续价值的形式，以及共享基础设施中以可持续为导向的创新活动的价值创造和获取。该研究是在2023年底在芬兰半导体创新生态系统中进行的定性多案例研究。这表明，共享基础设施为用户提供了具有可持续价值的环境、社会和经济形式。该研究还提供证据表明，在共享的基础设施中，以可持续发展为导向的创新的价值创造发生在三个层面——运营、组织和系统。然后，通过公司价值的增加、用户公司业务的增长、通过开放式创新、消费数据可用性、最佳实践传播和知识开发以及基础设施运营公司的新创业机会来实现业务扩展，从而获得价值。本研究有助于讨论和理解半导体行业可持续发展创新的价值创造和获取。这些结果可以被企业家、决策者和管理层用来了解他们如何从可持续发展导向的行动中获取价值。

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Cross-country analysis of sustainable innovation and female entrepreneurship and their influence on the presence of women in managerial positions 对可持续创新和女性企业家精神及其对妇女担任管理职务的影响的跨国分析

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.

尽管全球商界女性人数有所增加，但女性商界领袖的比例仍然很小，尽管不同地区和行业的分布差异很大。考虑到多种形式的创新和女性企业家精神都被认为是通往可持续性的途径，问题是这种对可持续性的推动是否会导致更多的女性首席执行官。目前的研究主要是考察女性对公司经济和财务业绩的影响，以及对公司创新战略的潜在影响。然而，对有助于了解影响妇女担任领导职务的经济和商业环境的因素的审查往往被忽视。本实证研究通过探索影响全球创新型企业中女性ceo存在的微观和宏观背景，强调女性所有者的影响，填补了这一空白。样本包括118个国家的107,026家制造业和服务业公司，时间跨度为2007年至2023年，数据来自世界银行企业调查。所采用的计量经济模型是具有聚类标准误差的逻辑回归。这项研究包含了六个估计，产生了强有力的证据来支持大多数制定的假设。研究结果表明，女性首席执行官可能领导女性所有的公司，这些公司通过为新市场开发新产品来促进（可持续）创新，在研发、产品创新和业务流程上分配较少的投资，尽管有一些细微差别。其他需要考虑的重要因素包括生产力、销售策略、公司规模、部门和社会经济背景。

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