TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: A FLEXIBLE TOOLKIT FOR STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

摘要

Increased environmental and social responsibility awareness, while producing unique opportunities for sustainability-oriented innovations, has generated important challenges for companies. Based on the assumption that new technologies may support more sustainable business, the challenge of really integrating sustainability thinking into business processes is crucial. This paper aims at discussing the importance of sustainable growth thinking in business and strategic foresight as a backdrop to purpose a flexible toolkit for supporting strategic technology management in companies, based on Voros' conceptual model. The toolkit comprises operational modules that can be combined to address a range of R, D&I management challenges. Due to its flexibility and internal consistency, the authors argue that the dissemination of the proposed toolkit can contribute to significant organizational changes related to current corporate practices of strategic technology management.