Analysing the factors influencing clean technology adoption: a study of the Spanish pulp and paper industry Export

@article{citeulike:6064337, abstract = {Technological change has a relevant role to play in the transition towards a sustainable industry. However, slow diffusion of clean technologies can be observed in OECD countries. The analysis of the determinants and barriers to clean technology adoption should be a main goal of economists and social scientists. This paper shows that three sets of interrelated factors prevent but also stimulate the widespread adoption and diffusion of clean technology: these are factors external and internal to the firm, conditions of the potential adopters and characteristics of the environmental technology. These factors are included in the so-called lsquotriangular modelrsquo, which is further applied to the analysis of clean technology adoption in the pulp and paper industry in Spain. The empirical study shows that clean technology adoption decisions are the result of an interaction between these factors, often involving contradictory signals for the potential adopter. The paper closes with some public policy recommendations for the effective and efficient promotion of clean technology diffusion. Copyright {\copyright} 2005 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.}, address = {University of Castilla - La Mancha, Spain}, author = {Pablo del R\'{\i}o Gonz\'{a}lez}, citeulike-article-id = {6064337}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.426}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/109860587/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/bse.426}, issn = {1099-0836}, journal = {Business Strategy and the Environment}, keywords = {clean\_technology, industry, pulp\_and\_paper\_industry, spain, technology\_adoption, technology\_diffusion}, number = {1}, pages = {20--37}, posted-at = {2009-11-03 19:54:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Analysing the factors influencing clean technology adoption: a study of the Spanish pulp and paper industry}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.426}, volume = {14}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6064337 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6064337 N2 - Technological change has a relevant role to play in the transition towards a sustainable industry. However, slow diffusion of clean technologies can be observed in OECD countries. The analysis of the determinants and barriers to clean technology adoption should be a main goal of economists and social scientists. This paper shows that three sets of interrelated factors prevent but also stimulate the widespread adoption and diffusion of clean technology: these are factors external and internal to the firm, conditions of the potential adopters and characteristics of the environmental technology. These factors are included in the so-called lsquotriangular modelrsquo, which is further applied to the analysis of clean technology adoption in the pulp and paper industry in Spain. The empirical study shows that clean technology adoption decisions are the result of an interaction between these factors, often involving contradictory signals for the potential adopter. The paper closes with some public policy recommendations for the effective and efficient promotion of clean technology diffusion. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. IS - 1 JF - Business Strategy and the Environment SN - 1099-0836 AD - University of Castilla - La Mancha, Spain EP - 37 TI - Analysing the factors influencing clean technology adoption: a study of the Spanish pulp and paper industry VL - 14 SP - 20 KW - clean_technology KW - industry KW - pulp_and_paper_industry KW - spain KW - technology_adoption KW - technology_diffusion AU - Pablo del Río González PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.426 ER -