Green Innovation and Performance: The View of Organizational Capability and Social Reciprocity

Synthesizing insights from a dynamic capability perspective and social network theory, this study identifies the factors influencing green innovation and examines the relationships between influencing factors, green innovation, and performance. This study uses structural equation modeling to test th...

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Published inJournal of business ethics Vol. 145; no. 2; pp. 309 - 324
Main Authors Huang, Jing-Wen, Li, Yong-Hui
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.10.2017
Springer Netherlands
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Coordination
Education
Environmental management
Ethics
Innovations
Management
Organizational performance
Philosophy
Quality of Life Research
Reciprocity
Social networks
Structural equation modeling
Studies
Organizational capability
Social reciprocity
Performance
Green innovation
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Summary:Synthesizing insights from a dynamic capability perspective and social network theory, this study identifies the factors influencing green innovation and examines the relationships between influencing factors, green innovation, and performance. This study uses structural equation modeling to test the research hypotheses. The results indicate that dynamic capability, coordination capability, and social reciprocity are significant drivers of green innovation, including green product innovation and green process innovation. Green product and process innovation have positive effects on environmental performance and organizational performance. These findings are relevant to firms in quest of green management and innovation.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/s10551-015-2903-y