New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research

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Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in the rapidly growing field of eco-innovation research, adopts an interdisciplinary perspective and outlines the main future developmental trends. A broad range of topics are addressed, including a bibliometric analysis of eco-innovation research, the relationship between eco-innovation and corporate sustainability, eco-innovation system analysis, new evidence on the economic effects of eco-innovation, and the relevance of policy and policy mixes for eco-innovation activities. The book is dedicated to Klaus Rennings, one of the most important representatives of this field, who unexpectedly passed away in September 2015. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research: Aim of the Book and Overview of the Different Chapters (Jens Horbach, Christiane Reif)....Pages 1-11 Changing Patterns in Eco-Innovation Research: A Bibliometric Analysis (Serdar Türkeli, René Kemp)....Pages 13-54 On the Economic Returns of Eco-Innovation: Where Do We Stand? (Claudia Ghisetti)....Pages 55-79 Shaping System Innovation: Transformative Environmental Policies (Klaus Jacob)....Pages 81-94 Outlook: Can Environmental Product Standards Enable Eco-Innovation? (Albert Roger)....Pages 95-122 Disentangling Technological Innovations: A Micro-Econometric Analysis of their Determinants (Andreas Ziegler)....Pages 123-146 The Impact of Resource Efficiency Measures on the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Jens Horbach)....Pages 147-162 Good Enough! Are Socially Responsible Companies the More Successful Environmental Innovators? (Christiane Reif, Sascha Rexhäuser)....Pages 163-192 Environmental Innovation and Corporate Sustainability: A 15-Year Comparison Based on Survey Data (Hüseyin Doluca, Benedikt Holzner, Marcus Wagner)....Pages 193-217 Effects of Innovation and Domestic Market Factors on OECD Countries’ Exports of Wind Power Technologies (Joachim Schleich, Rainer Walz)....Pages 219-231 Exploring the Role of Instrument Design and Instrument Interaction for Eco-Innovation: A Survey-Based Analysis of Renewable Energy Innovation in Germany (Karoline S. Rogge, Joachim Schleich)....Pages 233-256 Corporate Social Responsibility in the Fashion Industry: How Eco-Innovations Can Lead to a (More) Sustainable Business Model in the Fashion Industry (Thomas Cleff, Gwen van Driel, Lisa-Marie Mildner, Nadine Walter)....Pages 257-275 Towards a Dynamic Understanding of Innovation Systems: An Integrated TIS-MLP Approach for Wind Turbines (Rainer Walz)....Pages 277-295