A Framework for the Application of Eco-efficiency to the Technology Development Process
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https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242012000200003Keywords:
Innovation Management, Eco-efficiency, Environmental Sustainability, Technology Development, Technology Planning, Technology Transfer, Theoretical Model.Abstract
The use of technology development process (TDP) models by the enterprises can contribute to the usage control of natural resources of technologies before or after its integration on products, services or processes. Although the choice of a technology can consider the use of some performance metrics to identify their eco-efficiency, the literature about technology development models neglects this element. Based on a qualitative analysis of existing models, this paper proposes a conceptual model for the adoption of eco-efficiency indicators in the TDP by the innovation managers, distributed in three different stages: the initial stage, during the planning of a technology, the intermediate stage, at the technology development, and the final stage, at the technology transfer. Future research, such as prioritizing the indicators and the extent of the present analysis to other sustainability dimensions are suggested for structuring a sustainable model of TDP.Downloads
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