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논문 해외 국제전문학술지(SCI급) Sustainable innovation in a low- and medium-tech sector: Evidence from an SME in the footwear industry
- 학술지 구분 국제전문학술지(SCI급)
- 게재년월 2023-04
- 학술지명 JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
- 발행처명 ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- 발행국가 해외
- 논문언어 외국어
논문 초록 (Abstract)
How does a small firm achieve sustainable innovation in a low-and medium-technology (LMT) sector as a market niche? Based on an exploratory case study, we find that Allbirds, a footwear startup, and its collaborators in the value chain in Korea, achieved sustainable innovation in sustainability branding (the total carbon footprint of footwear) and architectural innovation (a new integral design of the upper portion of footwear). We also find that Allbirds leverages various complementors resources and capabilities across the value chain. Based on the results, we introduce an interpretive framework that explains a sustainable innovation in an LMT sector, driven by a small firms efforts at collaboration with external stakeholders, centering on an architectural and radical mar-keting innovation, specifically, emphasizing the use of intra-and transsectoral knowledge. This study deepens understanding of sustainable innovation in the context of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in an LMT sector.
