Ha, Yoo Jung orcid.org/0000-0002-3576-2772 (2021) Foreign multinational enterprises and eco-innovation in local firms:The effect of imitation. Asian business & management. 488–517. ISSN 1472-4782
Abstract
This paper investigates multinational enterprises (MNEs) as a potential referent for local firms making decisions on eco-innovation. By analyzing Korean innovation survey and patent data, we find local firms’ eco-innovation scope converges with that of the most profitable foreign MNEs within an industry, i.e. profitability is considered a reliable signal for imitation. The imitation tendency changes contingent on previous eco-innovation experience and innovation networks in other local firms. The degree of imitation is then negatively associated with local firms’ eco-innovation outputs. This study shows how local firms can use social proof from selected foreign MNEs to supplement their sense-making in a non-routine environment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | MNE,Eco-innovation,Imitation,Social proof,Non-routine environment |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Management School |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number THE BRITISH ACADEMY UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2020 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2024 00:32 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-020-00142-y |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41291-020-00142-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166174 |
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