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Issue:2024 №1 (85)
Section:Economic theory
UDK:330.322
DOI:https://doi.org/10.33271/ebdut/85.034
Article language:Ukrainian
Pages:34-43
Title:Green intellectual capital and its impact on business models sustainability
Author:Shulha O. V., Dnipro University of Technology
Annotation:Methods. In the course of this research the scientific abstraction method has been used to clarify the point of the category of «green intellectual capital». Method of generalization is used to highlight the stages of the research on the problems of green intellectual capital; the method of analysis and synthesis is used to determine the mechanisms of impact of green intellectual capital on the economic development of society throughout the green strategy intention. Results. The article has analyzed the existing theoretical approaches and identified the stages of studying the phenomenon of green intellectual capital. It has been clarified that transformation of understanding the phenomenon of green intellectual capital occurred under the influence of the concept of sustainable development goals and common practice of solving urgent human environmental problems. Based on common existing views on the essence of green intellectual capital in the world economic approaches the author's definition of this category is presented as a set of knowledge, skills and technologies necessary for the development and implementation of environmentally sustainable business models. The structure of green intellectual capital has been presented and the impact on the sustainability of business models has been shown focusing on strategy of green intention. Practical recommendations have been given for the usage of green intellectual capital by companies in order to increase their sustainability of their business models. Novelty. The author's definition of the category «green intellectual capital» has been given as a set of knowledge, skills and technologies which are necessary to develop and implement them into environmentally sustainable business models. The impact of green intellectual capital on the sustainability of business models throughout the green strategic intention has been shown. Practical value. The results of the research can be used practically in running the enterprises throughout managing processes by using green intellectual capital and increasing their competitiveness and sustainability of development. 
Keywords:Green intellectual capital, Green strategic intentions, Sustainability of business models, Structure of green intellectual capital
File of the article:EV20241_034-043.pdf
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