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AuthorMokter, Hossain
AuthorPark, Sukyung
AuthorShahid, Subhan
Available date2023-10-10T07:16:29Z
Publication Date2023-05-29
Publication NameTechnological Forecasting and Social Change
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662
CitationHossain, M., Park, S., & Shahid, S. (2023). Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 193, 122662.
ISSN0040-1625
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162523003475
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48387
AbstractSustainable development (SD) is a key concern for businesses, governments, and policymakers, with a particular emphasis on rural areas for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Frugal innovation offers a new and promising approach for sustainable rural development, but its specific contributions in this context remain underexplored in the existing literature. This study, therefore, aims to address this gap by examining how frugal innovation can contribute to sustainable development in rural areas. Using a grounded theory method and based on 22 interviews with key informants related to 13 cases of frugal enterprise in South Asia, this qualitative study attempts to accomplish the aim of the study. We developed a classification that identifies the increasing positive and decreasing negative parameters of SDGs to assess the extent to which frugal enterprises contribute to specific SDGs. Our findings show that frugal innovations tend to contribute more to SDGs than conventional products. However, certain SDGs have limited potential for frugal or other types of innovation to make significant contributions, as these goals are mainly intended to be assessed at the national level. Based on our findings, we discuss the implications and suggest future research avenues.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectFrugal innovation
Frugal entrepreneurship
Sustainable development goal
Rural development
TitleFrugal innovation for sustainable rural development
TypeArticle
Volume Number193
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
ESSN1873-5509
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