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Frugal innovation in the midst of societal and operational pressures

Jarkko Levänen, Mokter Hossain, Marleen Wierenga · 2022 · Journal of Cleaner Production

Summary. Frugal innovation—developing solutions under resource and societal constraints—delivers sustainable outcomes primarily through business model design rather than technological sophistication. The authors establish a framework linking frugal innovation to sustainable business models, analyzing three firms to show that sustainability results depend on how companies integrate societal concerns with operational activities across their business model elements.

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Levänen, J., Hossain, M., & Wierenga, M.. (2022). Frugal innovation in the midst of societal and operational pressures. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131308

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DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131308
Countries
Finland, Netherlands
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, climate-and-environment, general-innovation
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2026-04-28