Ha, Y.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-3576-2772 (2021) Foreign multinational enterprises and eco-innovation in local firms : the effect of imitation. Asian Business & Management, 20 (4). pp. 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: | © 2020 Springer Nature Limited. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Asian Business & Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | MNE; Eco-innovation; Imitation; Social proof; Non-routine environment |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2022 14:29 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2022 05:55 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41291-020-00142-y |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:182995 |