Innovations in Green Technologies: Analyzing their Contribution to Job Creation and Sustainable Economic Transitions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v8i1.456Keywords:
Green technology, job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, workforce development, government incentives, renewable energy, industrial transformation, innovation.Abstract
Transition into green technological innovation has become one of the ways that be more crucial for sustainable economic growth, job creation, and environmental responsibility. This study here seeks to outline ways through which adopting green technology influences employment generation and economic transformation through insights from companies in the sectors of renewable energy, electric vehicles, waste management, green manufacturing, and smart infrastructure. The study relied on primary data from 384 respondents in developing economies and performed quantitative analysis in order to identify the relationship of green investments to workforce expansion and industrial growth. Generally, implementation of green technology benefit the economy by a large margin through job creation and growth in economic activities. For firms that invest in green innovations, improved investment and increase in employment result with strengthened revenue growth and increased marketplace competitiveness. In addition, automobile and waste management industries have been identified as having the potential to offer high job creation, whereas green manufacturing is associated with problems such as automation and capital-intensive processes. Government incentive policies are also crucial in fast-tracking industrial transformation, hence the policy support and regulatory frameworks imperative. However, maintaining skill shortages and expensive cost of training at hiring remains to be the barrier to increasing the workforce in the green industry. The study emphasizes the pressing need for workforce development programs, R&D investment, and specific policy interventions directed at maximizing the overall benefits of adopting green technology. Tracing the best fit of the Green Growth Model with Schumpeter's Innovation Theory align its findings and insights that can channel practice into policy, business, and industry practice. It brings the conclusion of green technologies providing a key entry into an economic future, whereby success depends upon investment in human capital, favorable policies, and sector-specific strategies for growth. Long-term effects, cross-country comparisons, and trends in new market developments form areas of ongoing research in this area.
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