Holgaard, Jette Egelund

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Different understandings of the concept of innovation have resulted in different means and ends in the innovation activities within Dan-ish industry. The different emphasis on economic, technical, organ-isational, inter-organisational and institutional issues in product and process-innovation has influenced the initiatives made by state, market and civil society. Focusing on environmental innovations, this is revealed in the initiatives and outcome of the previous envi-ronmental policy in Denmark. The paper, makes an analyti-cal distinction between different understandings of innovation, ex-emplified with cases from the environmental practise in Danish firms. Finally, this leads to a discussion of, how a comprehensive understanding of innovation can form a co-ordinated and giving environmental practis

How Understandings Colour the Means and Ends in the Case of Environmental Innovations

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