Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc.
This article describes the pioneering green-innovation management practices of a resource-intensive corporation, Interface Inc., which is a globally operating carpet manufacturer. Even during the current economic downturn, many companies remain committed to advancing their green business agendas. Ho...
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2012-11-01
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| description | This article describes the pioneering green-innovation management practices of a resource-intensive corporation, Interface Inc., which is a globally operating carpet manufacturer. Even during the current economic downturn, many companies remain committed to advancing their green business agendas. However, recent research suggests that most of these companies are far from reaching substantial competitive advantage from this commitment because they lack the connection between their green agendas and core innovation-management activities. This study illustrates how Interface succeeded with radical green innovations by investing in managerial capabilities that allowed it to conduct research, recognize opportunities, and revolutionize the carpeting industry. These capabilities enabled Interface to continuously challenge and disrupt well-established management recipes, existing knowledge, and proven industrial practices, and they enabled it to create a sustainable competitive advantage through a winning portfolio of radical green innovations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecf6ea0055e5440b93b32c7eacc4cf7e2022-12-22T01:35:53ZengCarleton UniversityTechnology Innovation Management Review1927-03212012-11-01November 2012: Insights412Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc.Tommi LampikoskiThis article describes the pioneering green-innovation management practices of a resource-intensive corporation, Interface Inc., which is a globally operating carpet manufacturer. Even during the current economic downturn, many companies remain committed to advancing their green business agendas. However, recent research suggests that most of these companies are far from reaching substantial competitive advantage from this commitment because they lack the connection between their green agendas and core innovation-management activities. This study illustrates how Interface succeeded with radical green innovations by investing in managerial capabilities that allowed it to conduct research, recognize opportunities, and revolutionize the carpeting industry. These capabilities enabled Interface to continuously challenge and disrupt well-established management recipes, existing knowledge, and proven industrial practices, and they enabled it to create a sustainable competitive advantage through a winning portfolio of radical green innovations.http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/Lampikoski_TIMReview_November2012.pdfcarpet industrycorporate sustainabilitygreen innovationinterfaceradical innovation |
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| title | Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc. |
| title_full | Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc. |
| title_fullStr | Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc. |
| title_short | Green, Innovative, and Profitable: A Case Study of Managerial Capabilities at Interface Inc. |
| title_sort | green innovative and profitable a case study of managerial capabilities at interface inc |
| topic | carpet industry corporate sustainability green innovation interface radical innovation |
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