This editorial commentary discusses the limits of technology adoption as an indicator of transformation in emerging markets. Drawing on theoretical contributions and recent evidence on digital transformation, sustainable transition, and biodiversity-based trade, it articulates three complementary dimensions: implementation capabilities, territorial conditions, and processes of value creation and appropriation. It argues that access to technology does not ensure its effective and sustained use, the participation of different groups, or the local retention of the benefits generated. It also highlights the importance of distinguishing adoption, implementation, and impact outcomes. It proposes a research agenda that follows processes over time, considers differences between and within countries, and examines how economic, social, and environmental gains and costs are distributed among organizations, workers, governments, and communities.
Objective: This article aims to propose a multidimensional model for understanding the motivations of academic inventors involved in university patenting. Through a systematic classification of the factors that drive patenting activity, it seeks to address gaps in the literature that often treat these aspects in a fragmented manner. Methodology: The study is based on a comprehensive theoretical review, guided by Self-Determination Theory and complemented by key works on inventor profiles and organizational innovation, leading to the identification of 27 motivational factors distributed across personal, behavioral, and environmental dimensions. To demonstrate the model's operational viability, an illustrative empirical application was conducted using a dataset of 450 serial academic inventors from Brazilian public universities. Originality/Relevance: The framework integrates diverse perspectives into a coherent multidimensional structure, offering a comprehensive view of how intrinsic and extrinsic motivations interact within the academic context. This perspective is essential for mapping inventor profiles and formulating targeted incentive policies in diverse innovation ecosystems. Main Results: The model effectively operationalizes theoretical constructs into measurable profiles. The illustrative case revealed a complex paradox: while inventors are overwhelmingly driven by intrinsic challenges ("Puzzle") and possess an entrepreneurial orientation, systemic barriers foster a "Serial-Passive" behavior, highlighting a disconnect between intent and collaborative reality. Theoretical/Methodological Contributions: By organizing patenting drivers into a multidimensional model and demonstrating its empirical applicability, it serves as a conceptual tool that can be tested and refined in empirical research, supporting both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Social/ Management Contributions: The study provides universities and technology transfer offices with an evidence-based diagnostic tool to design more effective strategies. By identifying specific motivational alignments and institutional bottlenecks, it enables managers to foster patenting activity, potentially strengthening innovative ecosystems and contributing to the sustainable development of academic institutions.
Objetivo do estudo: A orquestração da inovação é um fenômeno não linear e que está intimamente relacionado ao ambiente regional. Por esse motivo, este estudo tem como alvo desvendar como ocorre a dinâmica de orquestração da inovação em Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs), considerando as formas e os mecanismos de orquestração com base na coevolução entre políticas públicas e a governança de ecossistemas regionais. Metodologia/abordagem: O presente estudo propõe um modelo que visa representar a dinâmica de orquestração da inovação nos APLs, utilizando uma abordagem teórica e conceitual fundamentada em uma literatura neoschumpeteriana que foca nos mecanismos e nas formas de orquestração. Originalidade/Relevância: O estudo aborda a lacuna na literatura sobre a orquestração da inovação em ecossistemas regionais com foco nos APLs e ainda enfatiza os mecanismos e as formas de orquestração que podem ser utilizadas para tanto. Principais resultados: Este estudo defende que a política pública é um drive que impulsiona a governança do ecossistema regional e a orquestração surge como um instrumento de coevolução resultante dos dois. A orquestração nos APLs como produto dessa relação, é colocada em evidência por meio de formas e mecanismos que podem interagir entre si e são utilizados pelo ator hub ou orquestrador. Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Este estudo propõe um caminho para se compreender a dinâmica de orquestração da inovação nos APLs ou em aglomerados/clusters semelhantes, como uma interação entre políticas públicas e a governança de ecossistemas regionais; Contribuições sociais/de gestão: Esta pesquisa pode fomentar políticas públicas nos APLs e em aglomerados semelhantes e, além disso, apresenta uma caixa de ferramentas que se traduz em diversas práticas e formas de orquestração das quais gestores públicos ou privados podem se valer para aplicar e fazer a gestão de redes em ecossistemas regionais.
Objective: This research empirically demonstrates and provides evidence that the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is positively related to patient engagement in healthcare services. Originality/Value: In India healthcare organizations are still lacking in IoT technology adoption; this research encouraged hospitals and service providers to embrace IoT-enabled care delivery by giving a robust framework. Findings: Drawing on the SERVQUAL model, the study investigates how IoT adoption enhances information pervasiveness, which subsequently fosters empathy and assurance in physician–patient interactions and shared decision-making processes. Method / Approach: Employing structural equation modeling with data from a broad sample of healthcare consumers, the results show that IoT adoption enhances both service engagement and the quality of patient care. Main results: Enhanced empathy and assurance, as perceived by patients, mediate the relationship between IoT-driven information pervasiveness and service engagement, leading to superior care experiences, positive word of mouth, and reduced operational overheads for providers. Social/management contributions: This research enriches the literature by providing hospital managers with actionable insights into the strategic relevance of IoT adoption, emphasizing its capacity in delivering patient-centered care with high-quality without compromising efficiency.
Objective of the study: Present study examines the effect of income inequality on carbon dioxide emissions. This research also investigates how the industrial changes, innovation and energy change the pattern of CO2 emission in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. Methodology/approach: Using balanced panel data of 51 BRI countries from 1994 to 2014, we analyze both the short-run and the long-run interactive effect of industrial changes, urbanization, innovation, and income inequality on CO2 emission. We used system GMM estimator, a robust and efficient estimates for panel data, to address potential endogeneity. Originality/Relevance: There is not consensus on the relationship between income inequality and CO2 emissions. Some studies show a positive relationship, while others indicate negative or no relationship. Most of past studies have examined the direct relationship between income inequality and carbon emission. This takes into account the role of moderators i.e. innovation to understand the relationship between income inequality and CO2 emission. Main Results: This findings suggest that, in the short-run, increased urbanization and extensive energy use upsurge the CO2 emission, particularly in the case of high income inequality. However, in the long-run, industrial changes and innovation lead to reduced CO2 emission. Theoretical Contribution: This study proposes a model that simultaneously links income inequality, CO2emissions, and innovation. Social/Management Contribution: This study helps the policy makers to devise policies about income distribution and environmental degradation by considering the conditions like innovation in the country or in a region like BRI.
