Companies face the challenge of combining economic and environmental objectives. An obvious, recurring question is whether, and under what circumstances, an improvement in a company’s environmental performance leads to higher profits. By examining innovation data, this study addresses the question of whether environmental innovation (EI) is synergistic with other types of innovation. To this end, we consider separately efficiency-related gains in competitiveness and cost savings due to different types of environmental innovation (EI) affecting the supply and demand sides of a company’s business. We identify synergistic interactions between EI and certain types of innovation.
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Although consumers rely on their activities to help construct their identity, antecedents and outcomes of consumer-activity identification (CAI) have not been elucidated. This research addresses this gap through the development of a conceptual model that is tested through two studies. Study 1 finds that CAI leads to consumer-brand identification (CBI). Further, CBI mediates the relationship between CAI and brand loyalty. Study 2 expands these findings by understanding the role of brand and activity social benefits as antecedents for CAI and CBI and including a second brand outcome: brand relationship continuance. Taken together, the results indicate that consumers indeed rely on the activities a brand is used within to construct their identity in addition to the brand.
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- Marketing, Vente et Communication
