Technological Innovation Infrastructure Systems and Environmental Sustainability Regulations

Introduction

The rapid global diffusion of innovative technologies has modernized the various economic sectors (primary, secondary and tertiary) that contribute to environmental pollution and other health hazards, in turn limiting the development of green solutions. For Amburgey and Rao (1996) the progress of organizational sociology represents a key element to understand the relational nature of aspects such as culture and organizational change, two fundamental aspects to understand the interdependence established between the organization and society.

In the words of Salimath and Jones (2011) the solution points to the study of the relationship between sustainability and the socio-ecology of the population. In other words, the theoretical proposal is built on the theories of organizational choice, the resource dependency theory (Pfeffer & Salancik, 1978) until arriving at the ecological theory of organizations focusing on the specificities of the sector as exercises of elections.

Thus, from the theoretical framework of organizational socio-ecology and sociological theory, ecological principles are applied to organizational study. Starting from the notion that both organizational sociology and socio-ecological theory serve as tools to formulate and implement socio-ecological principles through organizational strategies with the aim of strengthening those organizations that present low performance, resulting in new economic and social environments. characterized by a non-linear development.

In addition, organizational socio-ecology theory assumes that there is a convergence between the organizational socio-ecology paradigm and the sociological perspectives that drive organizational research. For the foundation of socio-ecology rests on the differentiation of organizational populations. At the same time, it addresses contemporary issues such as climate change, environmental responsibility, planetary balance, etc., and links them with other disciplines of organizational thought. The link in question arises from the incorporation of methodological innovations such as strategic simulation models. Although the study of socio-ecology has been widely accepted in recent decades, it has been strongly criticized because it is based on the assumption that organizational destiny is a controllable variable. However, from practice it has been shown that organizational socio-ecology is dynamic and is based on the methodology of the analysis of temporary events, which help to extract and interpret representative situations on the underlying relationships between the data and allow to a different extent with different confidence extrapolate or interpolate the data and thus forecast possible scenarios.

On the other hand, the theory of the socio-ecology of the population is considered as the instrument for the theoretical and empirical analysis of organizational phenomena, constituting a perspective of convergent intersection with sustainability that integrates dimensions, levels and analysis of results. Birnholtz, Cohen and Hoch (2007) define the socio-ecology of routines as the ability to regenerate a socio-ecology of action patterns. Research in socio-ecology is relevant for its contribution to the analysis of the interactions of organizational populations and for its contribution to sustainable development. This contribution arises from the application of principles and assumptions of socio-ecology to the study of the sustainability of organizations. Dimaggio and Powell (1983) describe the theory of organizational socio-ecology as an analysis of the alterations, difficulties and restrictions of organizational populations in the conditions of application based on social Darwinism, that is, based on competition between individuals. Specifically, the fight for survival.

Regarding the research in the ecological theory of the population, this is consolidated in the theory of socio-ecology of the population in coordination and convergence with organizational sustainability, considering that there are several areas carried out with the sustainability of populations that potentially contribute to their sustainability (Salimath & Jones, 2011). In particular, variables such as the control of greenhouse gas emissions, the reduction of energy consumption, innovation in green technology, institutional quality, economic growth, and the benefits from urbanization are all considered interdependent and co-integrated. That is, they are considered as part of the process by which society can meet its needs and improve its quality of life without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.