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Nevertheless, this field of study is increasingly finding a voice in mainstream academic journals, which is evidence of the growing importance of the topic, a wider interest and increasing recognition. These studies enable us to identify actions that firms are taking in support of SOI. Especially in the context of Organizational Transformation, many firms’ activities remain exploratory and experimental. The imbalance in the literature weights our findings heavily in the direction of manufacturing and process industries. Typically, SOI activity in these sectors has focused on technological developments in products and processes. Much SOI in automotive industries, for example, was initially targeted at reducing CO2 emissions and subsequently at improving efficiencies; in the electronics industry, SOI has been directed toward reducing power consumption through product modification and (re-)design; and, in the iron and steel industry, concern about the availability of raw materials is reflected in efforts toward process optimization (OECD, 2010). The imbalance in the literature suggests that the social dimension of sustainability does not receive as much attention from firms as environmental considerations. Further, we found no studies identifying or reporting on a fully sustainable business. Numerous commentators observed that, despite some firms’ best efforts, there exist no empirical examples of a truly sustainable business, and we are unlikely to encounter any without a wider, systems-level institutional change. Innovating for Sustainability 60
previous reviews Earlier literature reviews show how the field of Sustainability-Oriented Innovation (SOI) has changed over time. This review extends previous work by capturing the dynamic nature of SOI and its changing focus. Innovating for Sustainability 61
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innovating for sustainability A Sys
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Through innovation, companies can b
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Dear Reader, I’m pleased to share
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introduction This systematic review
Page 9 and 10: To address the needs of all firms,
Page 11 and 12: origins of SOI and its relation to
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Page 15 and 16: We developed our model of contexts
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Page 23 and 24: The previous chapters presented a m
Page 25 and 26: Internally, SOI can require working
Page 27 and 28: Operational Optimizers must source
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Page 31 and 32: LCA has multiple variants (Kaval, 2
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Page 37 and 38: In the Organizational Transformatio
Page 39 and 40: In Practice The contribution of lon
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Page 45 and 46: PROCESS INNOVATION A number of cate
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Page 55 and 56: such innovations. Much more difficu
Page 57 and 58: discussion Firms are re-embedding t
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Page 65 and 66: additional materials The appendices
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Page 69 and 70: SEARCHING THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
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