Sustainability in business systems as a mechanism to enhance the process of creativity and innovation in petroleum companies

British Petroleum - Royal Dutch Shell – total, during the period 2018-2022

Authors

  • Oualid Grounga Laboratory of Applied Studies in Financial & Accounting Sciences, University of Ghardaia, Algeria
  • Abderraouf Abada Laboratory of Applied Studies in Financial & Accounting Sciences, University of Ghardaia, Algeria
  • Hamza Benzine Laboratory of Applied Studies in Financial & Accounting Sciences, University of Ghardaia, Algeria
  • Okba Mekhnane Laboratory of Applied Studies in Financial & Accounting Sciences, University of Ghardaia, Algeria

Keywords:

digital sustainability, research and development, technological creativity and innovation, petroleum institutions

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of digital sustainability in enhancing creativity and innovation in petroleum institutions during the period 2018-2022. The study was conducted on Petroleum Company, Total Company, and Shell Company. The study was divided into two axes. The first axis touched on the theoretical framework of digital sustainability as well as The elements of the research and development function, creativity and innovation, and the second axis was addressed in the applied study, where the study finally reached the major role that digital sustainability plays through the research and development system in supporting the process of creativity and innovation and the use of digital economy applications in the British Petroleum Company, the Total Company, and the Shell Company , and by comparing them, it became clear that the Shell Company has a relative advantage over the British Petroleum Company and the Total Company by possessing more patents every year.

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Published

2024-08-08

How to Cite

Grounga, O., Abada, A., Benzine, H., & Mekhnane, O. (2024). Sustainability in business systems as a mechanism to enhance the process of creativity and innovation in petroleum companies: British Petroleum - Royal Dutch Shell – total, during the period 2018-2022. International Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18(1), 271–283. Retrieved from http://ijeponline.org/index.php/journal/article/view/561

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Peer Review Articles
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