This study is to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial activities on teaching at universities. Specifically, the study focuses on entrepreneurial activities' effect on professors' time allocation. The dataset analyzed was constructed from the survey conducted by University of Illinois at Chicago in 1998. The sample was drawn from American academic professional associations' members of the four fields: experimental biology, physics, mathematics, and sociology. Based on the data of 133 professors, the study shows that professors with paid consulting work tend to spend less time in teaching when research activities are controlled. Insignificant are the other variables about entrepreneurial activities: patent application, industry funding, and research collaboration with industry. Also, more research time is likely to result in less teaching time. Insignificant are the other research-related variables: research funding at large and collaborative research in general. In terms of personal and institutional conditions, assistant professors tend to invest more time in teaching than senior professors, but they are likely to reduce more time on teaching than their senior counterparts for increasing research time. Finally, biology and sociology professors tend to allocate less time to teaching than physics and mathematics professors. In a word, entrepreneurial activities and research tend to conflict with teaching at the level of individual professors' time allocation.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:32:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Eduardo Frare.pdf: 961050 bytes, checksum: ebc8f1878e5b39a9e1c7c67c56a33eed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-10 / Fundo Mackenzie de Pesquisa / In the late 1990s, in the context of reform of the Brazilian state was created the model of Social Organization with the aim of expanding the managerial capacity of institutions operating public resources, but whose activities are not exclusive state. In mid 1997, the Brazilian Association of Synchrotron Light Technology - ABTLuS was qualified as an OS to operate the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory - LNLS, organization object of this Case Study. The adoption of the OS model and the requirements for establishing the parameters for results through the Management Contract signed between the ABTLuS and the Ministry of Science and Technology - MCT, has led to new artifacts management were deployed in the LNLS. Among the major contributions of the OS model is the identification of measures to monitor performance in organizations of Science, Technology and Innovation - C, T & I. The survey was conducted using the qualitative method, exploratory and applied using a procedure to collect data, apply in-depth interviews with a member of the Board, four directors or former directors of LNLS, two group leaders and three agents of the external evaluation organization. The collected data were analyzed using content analysis with triangulation. The research identified key performance measures for monitoring the LNLS which were grouped into two perspectives: i) the strategic and ii) of inducing results. The accompanying measures of the strategy are: i) Legitimacy, ii) Research Results; iii) Reliability of Facilities and iv) Open of Facilities. Accompanying measures known inducers of results was composed by the aggregation of the following categories: i) Human Resources, ii) Financial Resources and iii) Managerial Efficiency. Finally, the thesis presents a conceptual model for monitoring the performance measures for organizations, C, T & I and the practical point of view, suggesting a new framework of performance indicators for the LNLS. / No final da década de 1990, no contexto da Reforma do Estado brasileiro, foi criado o modelo de Organização Social com o objetivo de ampliar a capacidade gerencial de instituições que operam recursos públicos, mas cujas atividades não são exclusivas de Estado. Em meados de 1997, a Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Luz Síncrotron ABTLuS foi qualificada como OS para operar o Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron LNLS, entidade objeto desse estudo de caso. A adoção do modelo de OS e as exigências de estabelecer os parâmetros de resultados por meio do contrato de gestão, firmado entre a ABTLuS e o Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT, fez com que novos artefatos gerenciais fossem implantados no LNLS. Dentre as principais contribuições do modelo de OS é a identificação de medidas para o acompanhamento de desempenho em organizações de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação C,T&I. A pesquisa foi realizada com o uso do método qualitativo, do tipo exploratório e aplicado, utilizando como procedimento de coleta de dados, entrevistas em profundidade aplicadas com um membro do Conselho de Administração, quatro dirigentes ou ex-dirigentes do LNLS, dois líderes de grupo, e três agentes de avaliação externos à organização. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio de análise de conteúdo, com triangulação. A pesquisa identificou as principais medidas de desempenho para o acompanhamento do LNLS que foram agrupadas em duas perspectivas: i) a da estratégica propriamente dita e ii) a de indutores de resultados. As medidas de acompanhamento da estratégia foram: i) Legitimidade, ii) Resultados Científicos; iii) Confiabilidade das Instalações; iv) Disponibilidade das Instalações. As medidas de acompanhamento denominadas indutores de resultados foram compostas pela agregação das seguintes categorias: i) Recursos Humanos; ii) Recursos Financeiros; e iii) Eficiência Gerencial. Por fim, a dissertação, apresenta um modelo conceitual para acompanhamento das medidas de desempenho para organizações de C,T&I e do ponto de vista prático sugere-se um novo quadro de indicadores de desempenho para o LNLS.

The research performed throughout this dissertation aims at implementing quantitative methods in order to assess economic and technological performances of firms, i.e. it tries to assess the impacts of the determinants of technological activity on the results of this activity. For this purpose, a representative sample of the most important R&D firms in the world is constituted. The micro-economic nature of the analysis, as well as its international dimension are two main features of this research at the empirical level.<p><p>The second chapter illustrates the importance of R&D investments, patenting activities and other measures of technological activities performed by firms over the last 10 years.<p><p>The third chapter describes the main features as well as the construction of the database. The raw data sample consists of comparable detailed micro-level data on 2676 large manufacturing firms from several countries. These firms have reported important R&D expenditures over the period 1980-1994.<p><p>The fourth chapter explores the dynamic structure of the patent-R&D relationship by considering the number of patent applications as a function of present and lagged levels of R&D expenditures. R&D spillovers as well as technological and geographical opportunities are taken into account as additional determinants in order to explain patenting behaviours. The estimates are based on recently developed econometric techniques that deal with the discrete non-negative nature of the dependent patent variable as well as the simultaneity that can arise between the R&D decisions and patenting. The results show evidence of a rather contemporaneous impact of R&D activities on patenting. As far as R&D spillovers are concerned, these externalities have a significantly higher impact on patenting than own R&D. Furthermore, these effects appear to take more time, three years on average, to show up in patents.<p><p>The fifth chapter explores the contribution of own stock of R&D capital to productivity performance of firms. To this end the usual productivity residual methodology is implemented. The empirical section presents a first set of results which replicate the analysis of previous studies and tries to assess the robustness of the findings with regard to the above issues. Then, further results, based on different sub samples of the data set, investigate to what extent the R&D contribution on productivity differs across firms of different industries and geographic areas or between small and large firms and low and high-tech firms. The last section explores more carefully the simultaneity issue. On the whole, the estimates indicate that R&D has a positive impact on productivity performances. Yet, this contribution is far from being homogeneous across the different dimensions of data or according to the various assumptions retained in the productivity model.<p><p>The last empirical chapter goes deeper into the analysis of firms' productivity increases, by considering besides own R&D activities the impact of technological spillovers. The chapter begins by surveying the alternative ways proposed in the literature in order to asses the effect of R&D spillovers on productivity. The main findings reported by some studies at the micro level are then outlined. Then, the framework to formalize technological externalities and other technological determinants is exposed. This framework is based on a positioning of firms into a technological space using their patent distribution across technological fields. The question of whether the externalities generated by the technological and geographic neighbours are different on the recipient's productivity is also addressed by splitting the spillover variable into a local and national component. Then, alternative measures of technological proximity are examined. Some interesting observations emerge from the empirical results. First, the impact of spillovers on productivity increases is positive and much more important than the contribution of own R&D. Second, spillover effects are not the same according to whether they emanate from firms specialized in similar technological fields or firms more distant in the technological space. Finally, the magnitude and direction of these effects are radically different within and between the pillars of the Triad. While European firms do not appear to particularly benefit from both national and international sources of spillovers, US firms are mainly receptive to their national stock and Japanese firms take advantage from the international stock.<p> / Doctorat en sciences économiques, Orientation économie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<p><p>This thesis aims at analysing some aspects of Venture Capital (VC) and high-tech entrepreneurship. The focus is both at the macroeconomic level, comparing venture capital from an international point of view and Technology-Based Small Firms (TBSF) at company and founder’s level in Belgium. The approach is mainly empirical.<p>This work is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on venture capital. First of all, we test the impact of VC on productivity. We then identify the determinants of VC and we test their impact on the relative level of VC for a panel of countries.<p>The second part concerns the technology-based small firms in Belgium. The objective is twofold. It first aims at creating a database on Belgian TBSF to better understand the importance of entrepreneurship. In order to do this, a national survey was developed and the statistical results were analysed. Secondly, it provides an analysis of the role of universities in the employment performance of TBSF.<p>A broad summary of each chapter is presented below.<p><p>PART 1: VENTURE CAPITAL<p><p>The Economic Impact of Venture Capital<p><p>The objective of this chapter is to perform an evaluation of the macroeconomic impact of venture capital. The main assumption is that VC can be considered as being similar in several respects to business R&D performed by large firms. We test whether VC contributes to economic growth through two main channels. The first one is innovation, characterized by the introduction of new products, processes or services on the market. The second one is the development of an absorptive capacity. These hypotheses are tested quantitatively with a production function model for a panel data set of 16 OECD countries from 1990 to 2001. The results show that the accumulation of VC is a significant factor contributing directly to Multi-Factor Productivity (MFP) growth. The social rate of return to VC is significantly higher than the social rate of return to business or public R&D. VC has also an indirect impact on MFP in the sense that it improves the output elasticity of R&D. An increased VC intensity makes it easier to absorb the knowledge generated by universities and firms, and therefore improves aggregate economic performance.<p><p>Technological Opportunity, Entrepreneurial Environment and Venture Capital Development<p><p>The objective of this chapter is to identify the main determinants of venture capital. We develop a theoretical model where three main types of factors affect the demand and supply of VC: macroeconomic conditions, technological opportunity, and the entrepreneurial environment. The model is evaluated with a panel dataset of 16 OECD countries over the period 1990-2000. The estimates show that VC intensity is pro-cyclical - it reacts positively and significantly to GDP growth. Interest rates affect the VC intensity mainly because the entrepreneurs create a demand for this type of funding. Indicators of technological opportunity such as the stock of knowledge and the number of triadic patents affect positively and significantly the relative level of VC. Labour market rigidities reduce the impact of the GDP growth rate and of the stock of knowledge, whereas a minimum level of entrepreneurship is required in order to have a positive effect of the available stock of knowledge on VC intensity.<p><p>PART 2: TECHNOLOGY-BASED SMALL FIRMS<p><p>Survey in Belgium<p><p>The first purpose of this chapter is to present the existing literature on the performance of companies. In order to get a quantitative insight into the entrepreneurial growth process, an original survey of TBSF in Belgium was launched in 2002. The second purpose is to describe the methodology of our national TBSF survey. This survey has two main merits. The first one lies in the quality of the information. Indeed, most of national and international surveys have been developed at firm-level. There exist only a few surveys at founder-level. In the TBSF database, information both at firm and at entrepreneur-level will be found.<p>The second merit is about the subject covered. TBSF survey tackles the financing of firms (availability of public funds, role of venture capitalists, availability of business angels,…), the framework conditions (e.g. the quality and availability of infrastructures and communication channels, the level of academic and public research, the patenting process,…) and, finally, the socio-cultural factors associated with the entrepreneurs and their environment (e.g. level of education, their parents’education, gender,…).<p><p>Statistical Evidence<p><p>The main characteristics of companies in our sample are that employment and profits net of taxation do not follow the same trend. Indeed, employment may decrease while results after taxes may stay constant. Only a few companies enjoy a growth in both employment and results after taxes between 1998 and 2003.<p>On the financing front, our findings suggest that internal finance in the form of personal funds, as well as the funds of family and friends are the primary source of capital to start-up a high-tech company in Belgium. Entrepreneurs rely on their own personal savings in 84 percent of the cases. Commercial bank loans are the secondary source of finance. This part of external financing (debt-finance) exceeds the combined angel funds and venture capital funds (equity-finance).<p>On the entrepreneur front, the preliminary results show that 80 percent of entrepreneurs in this study have a university degree while 42 percent hold postgraduate degrees (i.e. master’s, and doctorate). In term of research activities, 88 percent of the entrepreneurs holding a Ph.D. or a post-doctorate collaborate with Belgian higher education institutes. Moreover, more than 90 percent of these entrepreneurs are working in a university spin-off.<p><p>The Contribution of Universities to Employment Growth<p><p>The objective of this chapter is to test whether universities play a role amongst the determinants of employment growth in Belgian TBSF. The empirical model is based on our original survey of 87 Belgian TBSF. The results suggest that both academic spin-offs and TBSF created on the basis of an idea originating from business R&D activities are associated with an above than average growth in employees. As most ‘high-tech’ entrepreneurs are at least graduated from universities, there is no significant impact of the level of education. Nevertheless, these results must be taken with caution, as they are highly sensitive to the presence of outliers. Young high-tech firms are by definition highly volatile, and might be therefore difficult to understand.<p><p>CONCLUSION<p><p>In this last chapter, recommendations for policy-makers are drawn from the results of the thesis. The possible interventions of governments are classified according to whether they influence the demand or the supply of entrepreneurship and/or VC. We present some possible actions such as direct intervention in the VC funds, interventions of public sector through labour market rigidities, pension system, patent and research policy, level of entrepreneurial activities, bankruptcy legislation, entrepreneurial education, development of university spin-offs, and creation of a national database of TBSF.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences économiques et de gestion / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Cette recherche a eu pour but principal de montrer, à travers l’exemple de l’industrie informatique dans les années 90, que la stratégie de partenariat est aujourd’hui devenue un outil essentiel pour permettre aux entreprises à la tête d’une industrie à forte innovation technologique, confrontée à des changements structurels importants, et en particulier à la désintégration menant au leadership technologique partagé, de maintenir leur position dominante. <p> <p>Les quatre parties du travail constituent une suite logique d’étapes contribuant chacune à valider la thèse: la partie I porte sur la synthèse des principaux courants de la littérature scientifique sur les accords de collaboration et leur relation avec l’évolution des industries. Le but poursuivi dans la partie II est de décrire les changements intervenus dans l’industrie informatique au cours des années 90 et de formuler l’hypothèse d’une relation entre ces changements et la stratégie des firmes dans le domaine des accords de collaboration. Cette hypothèse est vérifiée empiriquement dans les parties III et IV à l’aide d’une banque de données sur les accords de collaboration. La partie III du travail présente les résultats descriptifs et la partie IV les résultats analytiques permettant de valider l’hypothèse.<p> / Doctorat en sciences de gestion / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka den relation som finns mellan företagsmässiga faktorer, som enligt teori och tidigare litteratur kan påverka företags hållbarhetsredovisning, och deras ESG-betyg. Följaktligen är syftet även att undersöka om det finns skillnader i hållbarhetsredovisningen för medlemsländer i EU och övriga länder i regionen Europa, för att utröna om den Europeiska unionens lagar och regler har spridits över gränser och på så sätt institutionaliserats. Metod: Studien använder sig av en deduktiv ansats med en kvantitativ metod, för att undersöka data insamlad från årsredovisningar via databasen Refinitiv för perioden 2020–2023. ESG-betyg generareas av databasen och är inhämtat i samband med övriga data. Urvalet består av cirka 2 500 publika företag inom regionen Europa. De hypoteser som studien leder fram till testas stegvis genom multipel regressionsanalys. Den beroende variabeln är ESG-betyg och de oberoende är finansiell styrka, FoU, EU samt miljökänslig bransch. Studien använder sig även av två kontrollvariabler; företagsstorlek samt skuldsättningsgrad. Slutsats: Undersökningen kunde lokalisera ett negativt signifikant samband mellan ESG och finansiell styrka. Det styrker viss tidigare forskning som påvisat ett negativt samband mellan dessa variabler. Resultatet går i linje med intressentteorin, de företag som tar sitt sociala ansvar kan välja att avstå från lukrativa affärsmöjligheter och kan där med inneha en lägre finansiell styrka. Studien kunde även se signifikanta positiva samband mellan ESG och FoU samt EU tillhörighet. En slutsats som dras från detta resultat är att de företag som investerar i FoU även tenderar att ha en starkare hållbarhetsredovisning och tar sitt sociala ansvar. Studien styrker uppfattningen om att innovation är nyckeln till hållbarhet. Originalitet/värde: Tidigare studier som har undersökt sambandet mellan hållbarhetsredovisning och företagsmässiga faktorer har kontradiktoriska resultat. Därmed finns det utrymme för att vidare undersöka dessa samband och bekräfta eller dementera tidigare forskning. Denna studie bidrar till ökad kunskap för relationen mellan ESG och företagsmässiga faktorer för publika företag inom Europa. Studien belyser även skillnader som finns på detta område mellan företag med huvudkontor inom EU och de företag som är belägna i övriga Europa. / The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between corporate factors, which according to theory and previous literature can influence their sustainability reporting, and their ESG score. Consequently, the aim is also to investigate if there are differences in sustainability reporting among EU member countries and other countries in the European region, in order to determine if the laws and regulations of EU have spread across borders and thereby institutionalized. Method: The study employs a deductive approach with a quantitative method to examine data collected from annual reports through the Refinitiv database for the period 2020-2023. ESG scores are generated by the database and are obtained alongside other data. The sample consists of approximately 2,500 public companies within the European region. The hypotheses generated by the study are assessed incrementally through multiple regression analysis. The dependent variable is the ESG score, and the independent variables are financial strength, R&amp;D, EU membership, and environmentally sensitive industry. The study also includes two control variables: company size and leverage ratio. Conclusion: The study was able to identify a significant negative relationship between ESG and financial strength. This supports previous research that has demonstrated a negative association between these variables. The result aligns with stakeholder theory, as companies that prioritize social responsibility may choose to forgo lucrative business opportunities, potentially leading to lower financial strength. The study also found significant positive relationships between ESG and R&amp;D as well as EU membership. A conclusion drawn from these findings is that companies investing in R&amp;D also tend to have stronger sustainability reporting and demonstrate social responsibility. The study reinforces the belief that innovation is the key to sustainability. Originality/Value: Previous studies examining the relationship between sustainability reporting and corporate factors have yielded contradictory results. Therefore, there is room for further investigation to confirm or refute prior research. This study contributes to increased knowledge regarding the relationship between ESG and corporate factors for public companies within Europe. The study also highlights differences in this area between companies headquartered in the EU and tho

The advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have received large attention in recent years and increased awareness has led to massive societal benefits and new opportunities for industries able to capitalize on these emerging technologies. The pulp and paper industry is going through one of the most considerable transformations into Industry 4.0. Integrating AI technology in the manufacturing process of the pulp and paper industry has shown great potential, but there are uncertainties which direction companies are heading. This study is an investigation of the pulp and paper industry in collaboration with IBM that aims to fill a gap between academia and the progress companies are making. More specifically, this thesis is a multiple case study of the current state and barriers of AI technology in the Swedish pulp and paper industry, the future trends and expectations of AI and the way organizations are managing AI initiatives Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 participants from three perspectives and the data was thematically coded. Our analysis shows that the use of AI varies, and companies are primarily experimenting with a still immature technology. Several trends and areas with future potential were identified and it was shown that digital innovation management is highly regarded. We conclude that there are several barriers hindering further use of AI. However, continued progress with AI will provide large benefit long term in areas such as predictive maintenance and process optimization. Several measures taken to support initiatives with AI were identified and discussed. We encourage managers to take appropriate actions in the continued work toward AI integration and encourage further research in the area of potential reworks in R&amp;D. / Framgångarna inom Artificiell Intelligens (AI) har fått stor uppmärksamhet de senaste åren och ökad medvetenhet har lett till stora fördelar för samhället liksom nya möjligheter för industrier som tar vara på dessa nya teknologier. Pappers- och massa industrin genomgår en av de mest omfattande transformationerna mot Industri 4.0. Integreringen av AI-teknologi i industrins tillverkningsprocesser has visat stor potential, men också osäkerhet kring vilken riktning företag är på väg mot. Denna studie är en undersökning av den svenska pappers- och massaindustrin, i samarbete med IBM, som syftar till att minska gapet mellan akademin och framstegen företag inom industrin tar. Mer specifikt är denna uppsats en kombinerad fallstudie av det nuvarande läget, barriärerna till AI-teknik i den svenska pappers- och massa industrin, de framtida trenderna och förväntningarna på AI och metoderna företag använder för att stötta AI-initiativ. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med 11 deltagare från tre olika perspektiv och datan var tematiskt kodad. Vår analys visar att användning av AI varierar och företag experimenterar huvudsakligen med omogen teknik. Flera trender och områden med potential för framtiden identifierades och det visades att digital innovationshantering är högt ansedd. Vi sammanfattar med att det finns flera barriärer som hindrar fortsatt användning av AI. Fortsatt arbete med AI-tekniken kommer leda till stora fördelar på lång sikt inom områden som prediktivt underhåll och fortsatt processoptimering. Flera åtgärder för att stötta AI-initiativ var identifierade och diskuterades. Vi uppmuntrar industrin att genomföra lämpliga åtgärder i det fortsatta arbetet mot AI-integration och uppmuntrar fortsatt forskning inom potentiella omstruktureringar inom FoU.

Tesis por compendio / [ES] El crecimiento económico y la competitividad se han establecido en la vanguardia de la agenda política desde el inicio de las teorías del desarrollo económico. Los países han tratado de impulsar el crecimiento económico y la competitividad mediante la adopción de políticas de innovación. Sin embargo, las nuevas demandas de la sociedad derivadas de los retos del desarrollo sostenible exigen un progreso basado en los principios de sostenibilidad y en el bienestar de la población mundial. Las desigualdades entre países y personas deben reducirse significativamente y, en el mejor de los casos, eliminarse. El creciente interés por el desarrollo sostenible en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad exige también procesos y actividades de innovación. La innovación debe basarse en las dimensiones económica, social y medioambiental de la sostenibilidad. Por eso, la importancia de conceptos como la eco-innovación ha aumentado en las últimas décadas. La consecución de un desarrollo sostenible mediante estrategias de eco-innovación se ve influida por multitud de factores que interactúan entre sí, lo que añade complejidad al proceso de eco-innovación. Estas interacciones se producen dentro de las fronteras de sistemas de innovación definidos por características únicas que dependen de su contexto geográfico. Esta variedad de características nacionales o regionales obliga a orientar las políticas de eco-innovación. Esta tesis se estructura en cuatro capítulos, correspondiendo cada uno de ellos a un artículo científico. El objetivo principal de la tesis consiste en determinar la conexión entre el desarrollo sostenible, la eco-innovación y los sistemas de innovación, estudiando la complejidad de las dimensiones de la sostenibilidad y la innovación integradas en la eco-innovación, la interacción entre los agentes del sistema de innovación y el contexto socioeconómico y las características específicas de cada país. Esta triple conexión se analizó a través de cuatro metodologías. El posible vínculo entre desarrollo sostenible e innovación y sus facilitadores se estableció mediante una regresión lineal múltiple y el análisis clúster (cap. 2). Por medio de métodos bibliométricos, se examinó el estado actual de la bibliografía que estudia simultáneamente la eco-innovación y los sistemas de innovación para identificar posibles vías o alternativas de investigación sobre los sistemas de eco-innovación (cap. 3). Por último, el análisis comparativo cualitativo de conjuntos difusos (fsQCA) aportó perspectivas sobre cómo se explica la eco-innovación a través de la interacción de factores y agentes dentro de los sistemas de eco-innovación (cap. 4-5). Las conclusiones de este estudio resaltan la necesidad de una transición hacia modelos de economía circular y sostenibilidad en los que el crecimiento económico se controle y supervise para evitar la degradación del medio ambiente. En esta transición, las características nacionales adoptan un papel primordial a la hora de implementar estrategias de eco-innovación y sostenibilidad. La gran variedad de contextos nacionales y la existencia de recursos limitados requiere que los países obtengan una comprensión en profundidad de los sistemas de eco-innovación. Esta comprensión podría reducir la complejidad e incertidumbre inherentes a la eco-innovación y a las relaciones surgidas entre los agentes de los sistemas de innovación que estimulan u obstaculizan las actividades de eco-innovación. Por lo tanto, el éxito de la eco-innovación y el consiguiente logro del desarrollo sostenible se garantizarían estableciendo políticas de eco-innovación y sostenibilidad adaptadas a las características de cada sistema nacional de eco-innovación. Mediante la combinación de los conocimientos adquiridos a partir del análisis de los sistemas nacionales de eco-innovación y la participación en la colaboración internacional, podrían reducirse las desigualdades entre países en términos de desarrollo sostenible y bienestar. / [CA] El creixement econòmic i la competitivitat s'han establit en l'avantguarda de l'agenda política des de l'inici de les teories de desenvolupament econòmic. Els països han tractat d'impulsar el creixement econòmic i la competitivitat mitjançant l'adopció de polítiques d'innovació. No obstant això, les noves demandes de la societat derivades dels reptes del desenvolupament sostenible exigeixen un progrés basat en els principis de sostenibilitat i en el benestar de la població mundial. Les desigualtats entre països i persones han de reduir-se significativament i, en el millor dels casos, eliminar-se. El creixent interés pel desenvolupament sostenible en tots els àmbits de la societat exigeix també processos i activitats d'innovació. La innovació ha de basar-se en les dimensions econòmica, social i mediambiental de la sostenibilitat. Per això, la importància de conceptes com l'eco-innovació ha augmentat en les últimes dècades. La consecució d'un desenvolupament sostenible mitjançant estratègies d'eco-innovació es veu influïda per multitud de factors que interactuen entre si, la qual cosa afegeix complexitat al procés d'eco-innovació. Aquestes interaccions es produeixen dins de les fronteres de sistemes d'innovació definits per característiques úniques que depenen del seu context geogràfic. La varietat de característiques nacionals i regionals obliga a orientar les polítiques d'eco-innovació. Aquesta tesi s'estructura en quatre capítols, corresponent cadascun d'ells a un article científic. El objectiu principal de la tesi consisteix a determinar la connexió entre el desenvolupament sostenible, l'eco-innovació i els sistemes d'innovació, estudiant la complexitat de les dimensions de la sostenibilitat i la innovació integrades en l'eco-innovació, la interacció entre els agents del sistema d'innovació i el context socioeconòmic i les característiques específiques de cada país. Aquesta triple connexió es va analitzar a través de quatre metodologies. El possible vincle entre desenvolupament sostenible i innovació i els seus facilitadors es va establir mitjançant una regressió lineal múltiple i l'anàlisi clúster (cap. 2). Per mitjà de mètodes bibliomètrics, es va examinar l'estat actual de la bibliografia que estudia simultàniament l'eco-innovació i els sistemes de innovació per a identificar possibles vies o alternatives d'investigació sobre els sistemes d'eco-innovació (cap. 3). Finalment, l'anàlisi comparativa qualitativa de conjunts difusos (fsQCA), va aportar perspectives sobre com s'explica l'eco-innovació a través de la interacció de factors i agents dins dels sistemes d'eco-innovació (cap. 4-5). Les conclusions d'aquest estudi ressalten la necessitat d'una transició cap a models d'economia circular i sostenibilitat en els quals el creixement econòmic es controle i supervise per a evitar la degradació del medi ambient. En aquesta transició, les característiques nacionals adopten un paper primordial a l'hora d'implementar estratègies d'eco-innovació i sostenibilitat. La gran varietat de contextos nacionals i l'existència de recursos limitats requereix que els països obtinguen una comprensió en profunditat dels sistemes d'eco-innovació. Aquesta comprensió podria reduir la complexitat i incertesa inherents a l'eco-innovació i a les relacions sorgides entre els agents dels sistemes d'innovació que estimulen o obstaculitzen les activitats d'eco-innovació. Per tant, l'èxit de l'eco-innovació i el consegüent assoliment del desenvolupament sostenible es garantirien establint polítiques d'eco-innovació i sostenibilitat adaptades a les característiques de cada sistema nacional d'eco-innovació. Mitjançant la combinació dels coneixements adquirits a partir de l'anàlisi dels sistemes nacionals d'eco-innovació i la participació en la col·laboració internacional, podrien reduir-se les desigualtats entre països en termes de desenvolupament sostenible i benestar. / [EN] Economic growth and competitiveness have been established at the forefront of the political agenda since the beginning of the economic development theories. Countries have tried to drive economic growth and competitiveness through the adoption of innovation policies. However, society's new demands arising from sustainable development challenges call for a progress based on sustainability principles and the well-being of the world population. Inequalities among countries and people need to be significantly reduced and, in the best case, removed. The growing interest for sustainable development in all fields of society also demands innovation processes and activities. Innovation should be based on the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. This is why the importance of concepts such as eco-innovation has risen during the last decades. Achieving sustainable development through eco-innovation strategies is influenced by a multitude of factors, which also interact with each other, adding complexity to the eco-innovation process. These interactions occur within the frontiers of innovation systems defined by unique characteristics that depend on their geographical context. This variety of national or regional characteristics obliges to target eco-innovation policies. Understanding local characteristics is needed for the effective establishment of eco-innovation policies. This thesis is structured in four chapters, each one corresponding to a scientific article. The main thesis' objective is to determine the connection between sustainable development, eco-innovation, and innovation systems by studying the complexity of (i) sustainability and innovation dimensions integrated into eco-innovation processes, (ii) the interaction among innovation system agents, and (iii) the socio-economic context and specific characteristics of individual countries. This three-fold connection was analyzed through four methodologies which were applied at a three-step approach. The hypothetical link between sustainable development and innovation and its facilitators was established through multiple linear regression and cluster analyses (Chapter 2). By using bibliometric methods, the current state of the literature that simultaneously studies eco-innovation and innovation systems was examined to identify the possible research avenues or possibilities on eco-innovation systems (Chapter 3). Finally, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) provided perspectives on how eco-innovation is explained through the interaction of factors and agents within eco-innovation systems (Chapters 4 and 5). The conclusions of this study emphasize the need for a transition towards circular economy and sustainability models where economic growth is controlled and monitored to avoid environmental degradation. In this transition, national characteristics adopt a prominent role when applying eco-innovation and sustainability strategies. In this sense, the wide variety of national contexts and the existence of limited resources for countries call for a deep understanding of eco-innovation systems. This deep understanding could reduce the complexity and uncertainty inherent to eco-innovation and the relationships emerged among the agents of innovation systems that stimulate or hamper eco-innovation activities. Therefore, the success of eco-innovation and the subsequent sustainable development achievement would be ensured by establishing tailored eco-innovation and sustainability policies adapted to the characteristics of each national eco-innovation system. Through the combination of knowledge gained from the analysis of national eco-innovation systems and participation in international collaboration, world inequalities in terms of sustainable development and well-being could be reduced. / Chaparro Banegas, N. (2024). Driving sustainable development: eco-innovation systems and public policies [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/203653 / Compendio

<p>This paper focuses on leadership problems and possibilities regarding creativity in a specific R&D organization. This is done with the help of a model consisting of four domains of special interest for R&D leaders. A survey in the form of personal interviews was conducted with leaders and staff members of two R&D sections in the organization. The analysis pointed towards problems on work load and stress issues. Furthermore the organizational structure of the two sections provided a discussion on optimal structural build‐up in order to maximize creativity. Trust issues arose because of the apparent use of control by upper management as described by lower level leaders and the employees. Indications showed that the trust issues put up obstacles for learning and dealing with failure. On the other hand the relationships between section management and staff were perceived as good. Also the ground works of a good creative work was laid with the trusting relationships between fellow professionals within the group.</p>