Towards a longitudinal model of eco-innovation adoption: A cross-national study (LOMO-ECO)
LOMO-ECO is an Academy of Finland funded project (2017-2021) that focuses on three wood-based eco-innovations – biofuels, textiles and plastics. The main objective of this project is to explain the slow diffusion of eco-innovations by developing and testing a longitudinal model of eco-innovation adoption.
The study is multidisciplinary in nature, combining theory from business and forestry science, and uses a hybrid method approach to analyze consumer data collected longitudinally in Finland, India and the Netherlands. Research is conducted by the University of Eastern Finland’s Business School and School of Forest Sciences, in collaboration with the M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation in India and Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Oregon State University also participates in the study as a mentor. This study aims to explain the (slow) diffusion by developing and testing a longitudinal model of eco-innovation adoption. Four tasks explore the influence of consumers’ values on 1) the social acceptability of eco-innovations 2) opinion leadership and innovation related communications 3) product attribute preferences and willingness to pay a premium for eco-innovations, and 4) factors influencing eco-innovation adoption.
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Tommi Laukkanen Professor , Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Business School
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FORBIO Sustainable, climate-neutral and resource-effic... -
BIOBM Business models of born globals in a forest-based bioeconomy The project funded by Academy of Finland studie...
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Wageningen University, part of Wageningen University & Research, is the only university in the Netherlands that specifically focuses on the theme ‘healthy food and living environment’. Wageningen University's researchers are active around the globe, and the university hosts students from over 100 countries.
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M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) established in 1988 is a not-for-profit trust. MSSRF was envisioned and founded by Professor M S Swaminathan, agriculture scientist with proceeds from the First World Food Prize that he received in 1987. The Foundation aims to accelerate use of modern science for sustainable agricultural and rural development.
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The Oregon State University College of Forestry is an internationally recognized leader that is transforming education, research and policy for managing and sustaining working forest ecosystems in the 21st century.