%0 Journal Article %1 marin2015barriers %A Marin, Giovanni %A Marzucchi, Alberto %A Zoboli, Roberto %D 2015 %J Journal of Evolutionary Economics %K 2015 EB_input2015 Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english indexproved input2015 review_proved reviewed %N 3 %P 671-705 %R 10.1007/s00191-015-0407-7 %T SMEs and barriers to Eco-innovation in the EU: exploring different firm profiles %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00191-015-0407-7 %V 25 %X Eco-innovation is an explicit aim of major EU policy strategies. Many environmental policies de facto require firms to eco-innovate to comply with policy requirements, while the overlap between policy-driven and market-driven eco-innovation strategies is increasingly important for many firms. Barriers to eco-innovation can then emerge as a critical factor in either preventing or stimulating EU strategies, policy implementation, and the green strategies of firms. In this paper we focus on EU-27 SMEs. We single out and explore different firm profiles, considering eco-innovation barriers and engagement. Our analysis is based on a particularly suitable dataset: the Eurobarometer survey on ``Attitudes of European entrepreneurs towards eco-innovation''. We identify six clusters of SMEs. These clusters include firms facing either `Revealed barriers' or `Deterring barriers', `Cost deterred' firms, `Market deterred' firms, `Non eco-innovators', and `Green champions'. The clusters display substantial differences in terms of eco-innovation adoption. We show that our taxonomy has little overlap with sector classifications. This diversity should be taken into account for successful environmental and innovation policies.

@article{marin2015barriers, abstract = {Eco-innovation is an explicit aim of major EU policy strategies. Many environmental policies de facto require firms to eco-innovate to comply with policy requirements, while the overlap between policy-driven and market-driven eco-innovation strategies is increasingly important for many firms. Barriers to eco-innovation can then emerge as a critical factor in either preventing or stimulating EU strategies, policy implementation, and the green strategies of firms. In this paper we focus on EU-27 SMEs. We single out and explore different firm profiles, considering eco-innovation barriers and engagement. Our analysis is based on a particularly suitable dataset: the Eurobarometer survey on ``Attitudes of European entrepreneurs towards eco-innovation''. We identify six clusters of SMEs. These clusters include firms facing either `Revealed barriers' or `Deterring barriers', `Cost deterred' firms, `Market deterred' firms, `Non eco-innovators', and `Green champions'. The clusters display substantial differences in terms of eco-innovation adoption. We show that our taxonomy has little overlap with sector classifications. This diversity should be taken into account for successful environmental and innovation policies.}, added-at = {2019-03-20T18:49:19.000+0100}, author = {Marin, Giovanni and Marzucchi, Alberto and Zoboli, Roberto}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b6b805814d08d61f3aab37ac3f8a42dc/gesis_dump}, doi = {10.1007/s00191-015-0407-7}, interhash = {db3bd3031b0d908e51b0a8eaeffd385f}, intrahash = {b6b805814d08d61f3aab37ac3f8a42dc}, issn = {1432-1386}, journal = {Journal of Evolutionary Economics}, keywords = {2015 EB_input2015 Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english indexproved input2015 review_proved reviewed}, note = {First published online: April 29, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00191-015-0407-7. (Eurobarometer)}, number = 3, pages = {671-705}, tagadata-svko-dda-test = {10779}, tagadata-svkoddatest2 = {10772}, timestamp = {2019-10-01T13:01:22.000+0200}, title = {SMEs and barriers to Eco-innovation in the EU: exploring different firm profiles}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00191-015-0407-7}, volume = 25, year = 2015 }