Przeglądaj Perspectives on Innovations Management – Environmental, Social and Public Sector Innovations, 2014, vol. 10, issue 2 wg Autor "Lybecker, Kristina M."
(Nowy Sacz School of Business – National-Louis University, 2014) Lybecker, Kristina M.
Innovation is an inherently risky and uncertain process. Many of the broader challenges
to innovation in general are both mirrored and exaggerated in clean technology
innovation. The development of environmental technologies is further complicated by
the public goods nature of knowledge, environmental externalities, and uncertainty.
This study on clean technology focuses on recent work on the role of uncertainty,
the participation of emerging and developing nations, the controversy surrounding
intellectual property rights, and the variety of market actors and strategies in place.
The paper also considers the policy instruments that are available, the cost, benefits
and consequences of their use. As scholars continue to analyze when, where, why
and how clean technology innovations are developed and adopted, it is essential that
government policymakers aim to reduce uncertainty and risk, incentivize innovation
with effective intellectual property rights, and foster transparency in the market. This
continues to be a field of increasing future importance, and a rich area for continued
academic study and analysis. Consumers, government policymakers and innovators
would all benefit from a greater understanding of the process of technological change
in the development, diffusion and financing of clean technologies.