Publication:
The effect of sustainability on new product development in manufacturing—internal and external practices

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Date

2021

Authors

Ahmadi Ghobadbezani, Zahra

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Publisher

MDPI
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa

Project identifier

AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-115018RB-C31/ES/
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-105001GB-I00/ES/
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R/ES/

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the link between the adoption of sustainability practices and new product development (NPD) in manufacturing companies. From a triple bottom line (TBL) perspective and considering different theoretical approaches, this study hypothesises on the effect of both internal and external sustainability practices, distinguishing between collaborative and controlling initiatives, on the success of new products. Using a unique database of 281 companies across three industries taken from the fourth round of the High-Performance Manufacturing project, the findings shows that both monitoring and collaborative actions with suppliers demonstrate positive impacts on NPD success. Internal sustainability practices do not have a direct effect on NPD success but are determinant in supporting external sustainability practices.

Keywords

Collaboration, External sustainability practices, Internal sustainability practices, Monitoring, New product development success

Department

Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE

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Degree

Doctorate program

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Funding entities

This research was funded and conducted within the frameworks of the following projects: PID2020-115018RB-C31 (AEI/FEDER, UE) research project financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Regional Development Funds; PID2019-105001GB-I00 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-Spain), ECO 2017–86305-C4-4-R (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad).

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