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Does innovation drive corporate sustainability performance?

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  • Fafaliou, Irene
  • Konstantios, Dimitrios
  • Giaka, Maria
  • Polemis, Michael

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The relationship between innovation and corporate sustainability constitutes a long-lasting debate among policymakers and researchers. Despite the significant contributions to this field, extant literature does not provide clear answers. This can be attributed to the fact that prior studies do not incorporate the various aspects of innovation to measure their impact on sustainability performance. This study aims to cover this gap in the emerging literature by using a unique micro-level panel dataset consisting of many firms scattered across the US states over the period 2007-2016. Our findings reveal that the basic mechanism for achieving corporate sustainability is through the innovation channel. We also argue that the quantity and value of innovation enhance the sustainability level, whereas these effects are strengthened in times of recession. The empirical results survive robustness checks under alternative innovation measures and different econometric techniques dealing with endogeneity and reverse causality

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  • Fafaliou, Irene & Konstantios, Dimitrios & Giaka, Maria & Polemis, Michael, 2024. "Does innovation drive corporate sustainability performance?," MPRA Paper 122576, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:122576
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    Keywords

    Innovation; Sustainability; Patents; Trademarks; SMEs;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital

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