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The Dynamics of Green Innovation in B2B Industries

A Systems Approach to Explain the Diffusion of Bioplastics

Part of the book series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management (FEIM)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
  2. Focus and Scope

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Friederike Esther Rhein
      Pages 3-11
  3. Conceptual Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Green Innovation in the B2B Context

      • Friederike Esther Rhein
      Pages 15-33
    3. B2B Innovation Adoption and Diffusion

      • Friederike Esther Rhein
      Pages 35-56
  4. Empirical Studies and Computational Modeling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Research Design and Methodology

      • Friederike Esther Rhein
      Pages 59-87
    3. Exploring why and how B2B Buyers Adopt Bioplastics

      • Friederike Esther Rhein
      Pages 89-134
  5. Synthesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297
    2. Integrating Findings and Conclusions

      • Friederike Esther Rhein
      Pages 299-308
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 309-350

About this book

In this book a quantitative, dynamic model is developed to explain and explore the diffusion of green new products in a business-to-business (B2B) context. Considering the case of emerging bioplastics, this goal is reached through a mixed-methods design, combining qualitative and quantitative methods over three phases. After an interview study with key-value chain actors an experimental vignette technique is applied to further study relevant factors in the micro (firm) level adoption process. Integrating the empirical findings, the diffusion model is developed and simulated at the macro (industry) level using a System Dynamics (SD) approach. Results explain the underlying dynamics and critical conditions for adoption to become self-sustaining.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Bensheim, Germany

    Friederike Esther Rhein

About the author

Friederike Esther Rhein is currently business manager Point of Care at a leading medical technology company 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Dynamics of Green Innovation in B2B Industries

  • Book Subtitle: A Systems Approach to Explain the Diffusion of Bioplastics

  • Authors: Friederike Esther Rhein

  • Series Title: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32148-2

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-32147-5Published: 16 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-32148-2Published: 15 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 350

  • Number of Illustrations: 88 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economics, general

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