TY - UNPB
T1 - How Understandings Colour the Means and Ends in the Case of Environmental Innovations
AU - Holgaard, Jette Egelund
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Different understandings of the concept of innovation have resulted in
different means and ends in the innovation activities within Dan-ish industry.
The different emphasis on economic, technical, organ-isational,
inter-organisational and institutional issues in product and process-innovation
has influenced the initiatives made by state, market and civil society. Focusing
on environmental innovations, this is revealed in the initiatives and outcome of
the previous envi-ronmental policy in Denmark. The paper, makes an analyti-cal
distinction between different understandings of innovation, ex-emplified with
cases from the environmental practise in Danish firms. Finally, this leads to a
discussion of, how a comprehensive understanding of innovation can form a
co-ordinated and giving environmental practise
AB - Different understandings of the concept of innovation have resulted in
different means and ends in the innovation activities within Dan-ish industry.
The different emphasis on economic, technical, organ-isational,
inter-organisational and institutional issues in product and process-innovation
has influenced the initiatives made by state, market and civil society. Focusing
on environmental innovations, this is revealed in the initiatives and outcome of
the previous envi-ronmental policy in Denmark. The paper, makes an analyti-cal
distinction between different understandings of innovation, ex-emplified with
cases from the environmental practise in Danish firms. Finally, this leads to a
discussion of, how a comprehensive understanding of innovation can form a
co-ordinated and giving environmental practise
KW - Environmental policy
KW - Danish industry
KW - Environmental innovations
KW - Environmental practise
KW - Denmark
KW - Environmental policy
KW - Danish industry
KW - Environmental innovations
KW - Environmental practise
KW - Denmark
M3 - Working paper
SP - 15
BT - How Understandings Colour the Means and Ends in the Case of Environmental Innovations
ER -