Question 1

In general, as countries spend more on GERD, there is a subsequent increase in economic development and carbon emissions

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is not an interrelated TIS function?

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge and technology diffusion
B)   Market formation and development
C)   Entrepreneurship
D)   Large-scale advertising campaigns D

Question 3

According to the Hockerts and Wüstenhagen (2010) quadrant typology, market incumbents have ___:

Accepted Answer

A)   High market share and low environmental performance
B)   High market share and high environmental performance
C)   Low market share and high environmental performance
D)   Low market share and low environmental performance A

Question 4

Which of the following is not a resource rich/producer state?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alaska
B)   Texas
C)   New York
D)   Oklahoma

Question 5

Competitive advantage is one of the most important drivers of green innovation?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In general, policies created by grassroots movements that contribute to sustainability-oriented innovation are adopted in the ______:

Accepted Answer

A)   Individual level
B)   Niche level
C)   Regime level
D)   None of the above

Question 7

Environmental economic geographers study the integrated relationships between economic and environmental changes?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Sustainability professionals at a government or governance level have the ability to instigate green technology innovation systems

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What innovation allowed the connection of protected lands in the Yukon and Yellowstone?

Accepted Answer

A)   Camouflaged speakers that made sounds of various species in the region
B)   Strategically placed motion-activated gates
C)   A wildlife corridor
D)   Realistic decoys that attracted species across roadways

Question 10

Several countries use their GERD to reduce their carbon emissions over time. Which of the following countries has been successful in doing so?

Accepted Answer

A)   South Korea
B)   United States
C)   Denmark
D)   A and C

Question 11

Production and consumption patterns only rely on market forces

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Hallstedt et al. (2013) strategic sustainability model for organizational product innovation relies on how many elements?

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   4
C)   7
D)   10

Question 13

Increases in sustainable innovations orientation directly or indirectly influences which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)   Financial performance
B)   Environmental performance
C)   Marketing performance
D)   All of the above

Question 14

The acronym TIS stands for what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theory of Innovative Solar
B)   Technology Induced Specialization
C)   Technological Innovation System
D)   Transnational Industrial Sustainability

Question 15

Which of the following is a barrier to green innovation for businesses?

Accepted Answer

A)   Investments with long-term returns
B)   Lack of environmental training for companies' employees
C)   Difficulties in obtaining financial resources
D)   Inefficiencies in the internal communication process
E)  All of the above

Question 16

According to (Catini et al., 2015), clusters are defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Lots of small nations that work together to create innovations and new technology
B)   Regions within a nation's borders that have a high population density and thus have high levels of pollution
C)   Groups of interlinked individuals and organizations in close geographic proximity that create spillovers of knowledge and agglomeration economies

Question 17

The acronym NREL stands for what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Natural Rule of Environmental Legislation
B)   National Renewable Energy Labs
C)   National Ruling of Energy Localization
D)   Norwegian Requirements for Efficiency Legislation

Question 18

Dynamic capabilities allow:

Accepted Answer

A)   Countries to change their policy goals when they seem too far out of reach
B)   States to react swiftly after a natural disaster results in a major energy crisis
C)   Organizations to rapidly adjust strategies and processes and develop new innovations
D)   None of the above

Question 19

Technological innovation systems can focus on what spatial levels?

Accepted Answer

A)   Regional
B)   International
C)   National
D)   A and B
E)   A and C

Question 20

One of the biggest questions facing sustainability professionals identifed in Chapter 4 is:

Accepted Answer

A)   What are additional ways we can use oil and gas?
B)   Why is solar and wind such a small part of the total global energy system?
C)   What are methods of generating more funding for research and development?
D)   What is the best way to initiate and facilitate innovation processes?
E)   None of the above

Exam 4: Green Innovation Systems

In general, as countries spend more on GERD, there is a subsequent increase in economic development and carbon emissions

Which of the following is not an interrelated TIS function?

According to the Hockerts and Wüstenhagen (2010) quadrant typology, market incumbents have ___:

Which of the following is not a resource rich/producer state?

Competitive advantage is one of the most important drivers of green innovation?

In general, policies created by grassroots movements that contribute to sustainability-oriented innovation are adopted in the ______:

Environmental economic geographers study the integrated relationships between economic and environmental changes?

Sustainability professionals at a government or governance level have the ability to instigate green technology innovation systems

What innovation allowed the connection of protected lands in the Yukon and Yellowstone?

Several countries use their GERD to reduce their carbon emissions over time. Which of the following countries has been successful in doing so?

Production and consumption patterns only rely on market forces

The Hallstedt et al. (2013) strategic sustainability model for organizational product innovation relies on how many elements?

Increases in sustainable innovations orientation directly or indirectly influences which of the following:

The acronym TIS stands for what?

Which of the following is a barrier to green innovation for businesses?

According to (Catini et al., 2015) , clusters are defined as:

The acronym NREL stands for what?

Dynamic capabilities allow:

Technological innovation systems can focus on what spatial levels?

One of the biggest questions facing sustainability professionals identifed in Chapter 4 is: