scholarly journals Distance with Customers Effects on Green Product Innovation in SMEs: A Way Through Green Value Co-creation

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110615
Author(s):  
Mei Han ◽  
Bilin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Geographical Distance ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Project Duration ◽  
Green Product Innovation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Based on the perspective of multidimensional proximity, this paper examined the relationships between cognitive and social proximities with key customers and green product innovation performance via the mediation of green value co-creation by using data from 211 fine chemical small and medium-sized enterprises in clusters in China. Moderating effects of geographical distance and green project duration were assessed to further explore the relationship. The results revealed that social and cognitive proximities can promote green co-production and enhance green product innovation performance. Moreover, the relationship between social proximity and green co-production is hindered when customers are geographically distant or short duration partners of green projects. Eventually, this study was quite different from previous research by relating proximities to green value co-creation and green innovation performance in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging markets. The study provides a research framework for related research on green innovation.

Sustainability excellence: the interactions of lean production, internal green practices and green product innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Afum ◽  
Ran Zhang ◽  
Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah ◽  
Zhuo Sun
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Lean Production ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Green Practices ◽  
Green Product Innovation ◽  
Performance Dimensions ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to investigate the interactions between lean production, internal green practices, green product innovation and sustainable performance metrics. The study further looks at the mediation effect of internal green practices and green product innovation between lean production and sustainable performance dimensions. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire was used to glean data from 209 manufacturing firms. All the hypothesized relationships were processed by using partial least square-structural equation modelling. Findings The results suggest that lean production significantly leads to the implementation of internal green practices and the production of quality products with eco-oriented features that meet customers’ needs. Further, while lean production and internal green practices were found to significantly influence sustainability performance, green product innovation significantly influences only financial performance. Besides, the mediation analysis shows that internal green practices mediate the relationship between lean production and sustainable performance dimensions but green product innovation mediates the relationship between lean production and financial performance only. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to firms from Ghana, a developing country; hence, the results cannot be imported to reflect other geographical contexts. Practical implications The results of the study provide sufficient justifications for managers, (especially Ghanaian managers and those from other similar environs) to commit their financial resources towards implementing lean production and internal green practices so as to achieve sustainability excellence. Originality/value This study magnifies and provides new insight on lean and green literature by developing a comprehensive research model that concurrently tests the direct and indirect effects between lean production, internal green practices, green product innovation and sustainable performance dimensions.

scholarly journals Institutional Pressure and Green Product Success: The Role of Green Transformational Leadership, Green Innovation, and Green Brand Image

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Lucinda Sawyer ◽  
Adnan Safi
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Product Success ◽  
Institutional Pressure ◽  
Green Product Innovation ◽  
Green Process Innovation ◽  
The Relationship

Rapid economic growth has led to economic activities which have caused extensive environmental damage to the planet. Companies have sought to adapt their business methods to reduce their carbon footprint in order to meet regulations, satisfy consumer preferences and keep up with changing societal expectations. The relationship between institutional pressure and green product performance will be an important issue in corporate green management. This article looked through the lens of green innovation and explored the moderating role of green brand image between green product innovation and new green product success. Utilising the data of 243 managers in Mainland China, structural equation modelling results found that institutional pressure is positively correlated to green transformational leadership, green transformational leadership is positively correlated to green process innovation, green process innovation is positively correlated to green product innovation, green product innovation is positively correlated with new green product success, green brand image moderates the relationship between green product innovation and new green product performance. The research results provide theoretical and practical implications for enterprises to relieve institutional pressure and build specific green competitive advantages.

scholarly journals Influence of Social Media Usage on the Green Product Innovation of Manufacturing Firms through Environmental Collaboration

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8685
Author(s):  
Norhuda Salim ◽  
Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman ◽  
Dzuraidah Abd Wahab ◽  
Ariff Azly Muhamed
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Green Product Innovation ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

Firms are finding it increasingly important to leverage social media to facilitate knowledge access, get valuable feedback, and improve innovations to cater for emerging markets. However, using social media without integrating other key factors does not seem to add value to innovation efforts. Therefore, this study investigates the potential of social media usage (SMU) in enhancing green product innovation (GPI) and how two types of environmental collaboration may affect that relationship, which is a subject that has been under-explored. First, the literature on the expansion of the use of social media in enhancing GPI was reviewed to develop the theoretical framework and hypotheses. Then, data collected from 211 manufacturing firms were analysed using structural equation modelling to examine the proposed relationship. The results revealed that SMU does not directly influence GPI. Rather, internal environmental collaboration (IEC) and environmental collaboration with suppliers (ECS) fully mediate the relationship between SMU and GPI. The results further disclosed a positive relationship between IEC and ECS, where both types of environmental collaboration seem to be key factors in improving GPI. Hence, this study highlights the importance of knowledge sharing through environmental collaborations for the generation of ideas to improve products in order to remain competitive in the market.

scholarly journals Impact of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies on Green Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3499
Author(s):  
Iztok Palčič ◽  
Jasna Prester
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Iso 14000 ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Evaluation Models ◽  
Green Product Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
The Impact

The main aim of this paper is to evaluate if manufacturing firms can boost their performance through green innovations. The literature on this topic shows contradictory findings. We have concentrated on the effect of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) on green innovations. To the authors’ best knowledge, this research is the first to examine the impact of a firm’s own AMT on green innovation and the firm’s performance at the same time. Green innovation in our research relates to green product innovation. The data analysis is performed through three-step OLS regression analysis and two evaluation models. One model looks at AMT and how they affect green innovation, and the second model looks at how AMT and green innovations affect performance. Our findings suggest that AMT contribute to both the firm’s performance and green innovation. We found that technology is a moderator for green innovations. While the majority of research emphasizes that firms will not eco-innovate unless they receive subsidies or severe restrictions are imposed, we show that out of all innovations, 66% are green innovations. Restrictions such as having ISO 14000 certification do not contribute to green innovation, but rather the age of the firm does.

Proactive and reactive corporate social responsibility: antecedent and consequence

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 451-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Hsun Chang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Product Innovation ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an original framework to explore corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a mediation role between green organizational culture and green product innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach – This study divides CSR into proactive CSR and reactive CSR. This research employs an empirical study by means of the questionnaire survey method to verify the hypotheses and to explore its managerial implications in Taiwanese manufacturing companies. Structural equation modeling is applied to verify the research framework. Findings – The empirical results verify that green organizational culture positively affects proactive CSR and green product innovation performance. This study shows that proactive CSR mediates the positive relationship between green organizational culture and green product innovation performance, but reactive CSR does not. Green organizational culture is a driving force for proactive CSR and green product innovation performance. Organizational members in Taiwanese companies are exposed to green organizational culture which influences CSR activities. Moreover, this study verifies that proactive CSR of large companies are significantly higher than those of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Research limitations/implications – There are three limitations of this study. First, this study verifies the hypotheses by means of questionnaire survey which only includes cross-sectional data. Second, this study utilize self-reported data may suffer the problems of common method variance. Third, this study applies a “five-point Likert scale” ranging from 1 to 5 to measure the constructs. Future research can apply a “seven-point Likert scale” to measure the constructs and compare with this study to test the significance of the variability of the data. There are two implications emerging from the study. First, proactive CSR has a positive effect on green product innovation performance, but reactive CSR does not. Second, green organizational culture is a driving force for proactive CSR and green product innovation performance. Originality/value – This study summarizes the literature of CSR into a new managerial framework and highlights the importance of proactive CSR. Therefore, green organizational culture cannot only affect green product innovation performance directly, but also influence it indirectly via proactive CSR in the Taiwanese manufacturing industry. Taiwanese manufacturing companies can increase their green organizational culture and proactive CSR to enhance their green product innovation performance. This study also explores that proactive CSR of large companies are significantly higher than those of SME.

scholarly journals Green Innovation and Business Sustainability: New Evidence from Energy Intensive Industry in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7826
Author(s):  
Liang Li ◽  
Hajar Msaad ◽  
Huaping Sun ◽  
Mei Xuen Tan ◽  
Yeqing Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Green Product Innovation

Chinese manufacturing has recently undertaken the responsibility of energy conservation and emission reduction to address climate change. This research analyzes green innovation on business sustainability in the energy-intensive industry in China from the manager perspective, researched data from 229 Chinese managers via structural equation modeling (SEM). The results demonstrated that green innovation had three dimensions: green product innovation, recycling, and green publicity. Business sustainability also had three dimensions: financial performance, environmental performance, and social performance. It also shows that green innovation had a significant effect on business sustainability in the energy-intensive industry. More specifically, we found that recycling has more impact on social performance when compared with green publicity. However, green publicity has a large effect on environmental performance; moreover, green product innovation has more impact on financial performance than green publicity. We also found that environmental performance has a positive effect on financial and social performance results. The alternative models were used to examine the second-order factors of green innovation and business sustainability to test the study’s robustness and supported our findings. Thus, this study contributes to the field by helping managers to make decisions when dealing with sustainable environmental management. It provides new empirical evidence to support the development of a low-carbon circular economy and realization of a carbon-neutral goal by 2060 in China.

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