Green Innovation, Managerial Concern and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics · Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée · +7 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Extant literature, while often suggesting a positive link between green innovation and firm performance, is inconclusive. Moreover, the possibly moderating role of management has not been sufficiently considered. Using a unique dataset sampling 188 manufacturing firms in China, we examine how managerial concern (for green issues) moderates the relationship between green innovation and firm performance. We find that green process innovation and green product innovation both significantly (positively) predict firm performance, when not considering managerial concern for the environment. Once managerial concern is included, we observe that it compounds the positive effect of green process innovation on…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 33.32
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 65
Authors
5- MTMingfeng TangCorresponding
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, Université de Strasbourg
- GWGrace Walsh
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
- DLDaniel Lerner
Universidad del Desarrollo, Universidad de Deusto
- MFMarkus Fitza
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, University of Newcastle Australia
- QLQiaohua Li
Northwest Minzu University
Topics & keywords
- Extant taxon
- Green innovation
- Product innovation
- Porter hypothesis
- Business
- Industrial organization
- Product (mathematics)
- Variance (accounting)
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure