The Ecological Modernization of the Chemical Industry : Predictors for Adoption of Innovations to Reach Carbon Neutrality in the Chemical Industry

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910878045703321
• Autore: Ahrens Hendrik Hermann Eckart
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 9783658453893; 9783658453886
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 pages)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Abstract -- Executive Summary -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Carbon Neutrality -- 1.2 Climate Discourse -- 1.3 Global Emissions -- 1.4 Purpose of the Research -- 1.5 Structure of the Dissertation -- 2 Business Case Description -- 2.1 Industry Sectors -- 2.2 Economic Review -- 2.3 Political Environment -- 2.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 2.5 Emission Sources -- 2.5.1 Process Emissions -- 2.5.2 Carbon Dioxide -- 2.5.3 Methane -- 2.5.4 Nitrous Oxide -- 2.5.5 Fluorinated Gases -- 2.6 Mitigation Strategies -- 2.6.1 Efficiency Gains -- 2.6.2 Phasedown -- 2.6.3 Renewable Energy -- 2.6.4 Reuse and Recycling -- 2.6.5 Biomass Feedstock -- 2.6.6 Carbon Capture and Utilization -- 2.6.7 Carbon Offset Programs -- 2.7 Performance Indicators -- 2.7.1 GRI Reporting Standard -- 2.7.2 Default Values -- 2.8 Technological Uncertainties -- 3 Review of Determinants for Eco-innovation Adoption -- 3.1 Drivers -- 3.1.1 Innovation Eonomics -- 3.1.2 Market Pull -- 3.1.3 Technology Push -- 3.1.4 Environmental Policies -- 3.1.5 Company-specific Factors -- 3.1.6 Customer Expectations -- 3.1.7 Efficiency Gains -- 3.1.8 Innovation Capabilities -- 3.1.9 CSR Strategy -- 3.1.10 Management Advocacy -- 3.1.11 Cooperation -- 3.1.12 Standardization -- 3.1.13 ; Chemical Regulations -- 3.2 Barriers -- 3.2.1 Price Concerns -- 3.2.2 Cost Barriers -- 3.2.3 Financial Constrains -- 3.2.4 Socio-technical Barriers -- 3.2.5 Resource Availability -- 3.3 Research Gaps -- 3.3.1 Technological Option -- 3.3.2 Company-specific Determinants -- 3.3.3 Standards and Regulations -- 3.3.4 Research Method -- 4 Theoretical Framework -- 4.1 Innovation Types -- 4.1.1 Product Innovation -- 4.1.2 Service Innovation -- 4.1.3 Marketing Innovation -- 4.1.4 Process Innovation -- 4.1.5 Organizational Innovation.; 4.2 Innovation in Organizations -- 4.2.1 Individual Level -- 4.2.2 Group Level -- 4.2.3 Organizational Level -- 4.2.4 Environmental Level -- 4.2.5 Innovation Processes -- 4.3 Innovation Scope -- 4.3.1 Social, Environmental and Preventive Innovations -- 4.3.2 Open Innovation -- 4.3.3 Radical Innovation -- 4.3.4 Disruptive Innovation -- 4.4 Ecological Modernization -- 4.4.1 Corporate Social Responsibility -- 4.4.2 Environmental Regulations -- 4.4.3 Lock-out Effects -- 4.5 Multi-level Perspective of Transition -- 4.5.1 Socio-technical Transitions -- 4.5.2 Transitions in Retrospect -- 4.5.3 Socio-institutional Transition -- 4.5.4 Socio-ecological Transition -- 4.6 Technological Innovation Systems -- 4.6.1 Sectoral Innovation Systems -- 4.6.2 Global Innovation Systems -- 4.6.3 Life Cycle of Technology -- 4.6.4 Windows of Opportunities -- 4.6.5 Transition Management -- 4.6.6 Chemical Industry Transition -- 4.7 Innovation Diffusion Studies -- 4.7.1 Elements of the Diffusion -- 4.7.2 Agent-based Models -- 4.7.3 Theory of Reasoned Action -- 4.7.4 Theory of Planned Behavior -- 4.7.5 Technology Acceptance Model -- 4.7.6 Later Reasoned Action Framework -- 4.7.7 Reasoned Action Framework for Study -- 4.7.8 Econometric Analyses -- 5 Testable Model -- 5.1 Predictor Variables -- 5.2 Research Questions and Hypotheses -- 5.3 Linking Logic -- 5.4 Alternative Explanations -- 6 Research Methodology -- 6.1 Case Study Design -- 6.2 Data Collection -- 6.2.1 Expert Interviews -- 6.2.2 Data Processing -- 6.2.3 Secondary Source -- 6.3 Data Analysis -- 6.3.1 Codification -- 6.3.2 Codification Example -- 6.3.3 Data Synthesis and Content Analysis -- 6.3.4 Document Analysis -- 6.3.5 Validity of the Research -- 7 Case Study Results -- 7.1 Company's Specific Predictors -- 7.1.1 Attitude -- 7.1.2 Behavioral Intention -- 7.1.3 Cost Position of Renewables -- 7.1.4 Actual Use.; 7.1.5 Sustainability Strategy -- 7.1.6 Management Advocacy -- 7.1.7 Cooperation Activities -- 7.1.8 Standardization -- 7.1.9 Expected Government Policy -- 7.1.10 Summary of Company-specific Predictors -- 7.2 Hypotheses Testing -- 7.2.1 Hypothesis Testing of the Attitude -- 7.2.2 Hypothesis Testing of the Behavioral Intention -- 7.2.3 Hypothesis Testing of the Price Effect -- 7.2.4 Hypotheses Testing of the Actual Use -- 7.2.5 Hypothesis Testing of the Sustainability Strategy -- 7.2.6 Hypothesis Testing of the Management Advocacy -- 7.2.7 Hypothesis Testing of Cooperation Activities -- 7.2.8 Hypothesis Testing of the Industry Standards -- 7.2.9 Hypothesis Texting of Expected Government Regulations -- 7.2.10 Summary of the Hypothesis Testing -- 7.3 Innovation-specific Predictors -- 7.3.1 Reported Origin or Renewable Raw Materials -- 7.3.2 Perceived CO2 Savings -- 7.3.3 Perceived Availability -- 7.3.4 Perceived Price -- 7.3.5 Perceived Transparency -- 7.3.6 Perceived Compatibility -- 7.3.7 Summary of Innovation-specific Predictors -- 7.4 Requirement Engineering -- 7.4.1 Availability Requirements -- 7.4.2 Price Acceptance -- 7.4.3 CO2 Saving Requirements -- 7.4.4 Compatibility Requirements -- 7.4.5 Transparency Requirements -- 7.4.6 Value Proposition Design -- 7.4.7 Business Fit -- 8 Results from Document Analysis -- 8.1 Corporates' Carbon Footprints -- 8.1.1 Corporates' Initiatives -- 8.1.2 Corporates' Emission Data -- 8.1.3 Corporates' ; Mission Statements -- 8.1.4 Corporates' Reduction Targets -- 8.1.5 Categorization by Scope 1 + 2 Reduction Targets -- 8.1.6 Categorization by Scope 3 Reduction Targets -- 8.1.7 Categorization by Adopter Group -- 8.1.8 Categorization by Industry Sector -- 8.1.9 Summary of GHG Emissions and Reduction Targets -- 8.2 Corporates' Emission Reduction Strategies -- 8.2.1 Strategies for Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emission Reduction.; 8.2.2 Strategies for Scope 3 Emissions Reduction -- 8.2.3 Use of Biobased Feedstocks -- 8.2.4 Use of Plastic Waste -- 8.2.5 Use of CO2 as Starting Molecule -- 8.2.6 Drivers and Barriers in Publications -- 8.3 Sector Specific Emission Reduction Strategies -- 8.3.1 Keyword Density Analysis -- 8.3.2 Halogen Sector Strategy -- 8.3.3 Petrochemical Sector Strategy -- 8.3.4 Pharmaceutical Sector Strategy -- 8.3.5 Specialty Chemicals Sector Strategy -- 8.4 Organizational Predictors in Reports -- 8.4.1 Industry's Attitude Towards Renewable Raw Materials -- 8.4.2 Industry's Intention to Use Renewable Raw Materials -- 8.4.3 Industry's Barriers to Adopt Renewable Raw Materials -- 8.4.4 Industry's Actual Use of Renewable Raw Materials -- 8.4.5 Industry's CSR Strategies -- 8.4.6 Industry's Management Advocacy -- 8.4.7 Industry's Cooperation Activities -- 8.4.8 Industry's Application of Industry Standards -- 8.4.9 Industry's Expectation of Government Regulations -- 8.4.10 Summary of Organizational Predictors from Document Analysis -- 9 Discussion -- 9.1 Summary of Results -- 9.1.1 Industry's State of Decarbonization -- 9.1.2 Niche Innovations and Uncertainty -- 9.1.3 Agent-based Research Methodology -- 9.1.4 Organizational Engagement -- 9.1.5 Organizational Determinants -- 9.1.6 Innovation-Specific Determinants -- 9.2 Conceptualizing Low-Carbon Reorientation -- 9.2.1 Alternative Technologies -- 9.2.2 Possible Transition Pathway -- 9.2.3 Sector Specific Practices -- 9.3 Implications for Practitioners and Research -- 9.3.1 Transition Management for Business -- 9.3.2 Sector Specific Implications -- 9.3.3 Outlook for Further Research -- Corporate Publications for Document Analysis.