School of Business Administration, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, China.
Business School, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250014, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 19;20(3):1851. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031851.
Manufacturing organizations have a pivotal role in reducing the adverse impact of global warming by adopting sustainable practices and producing environmentally-friendly products. Organizations are engaged in environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) and emphasize green intellectual capital (GIC), green innovative products and support for business sustainability (BUS). The current study aims to analyze the impact of organizational ECSR and GIC on green innovation (GIN) and BUS. The data for 237 participants from the manufacturing firms were analyzed via partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The study results revealed that ECSR and GIC are crucial for GIN and BUS. The study's findings revealed that ECSR positively and significantly impacts green relational capital (GRC) and green structural capital (GSC). However, ECSR's positive impact on green human capital (GHC) was insignificant. Further, the results of the mediation analysis show that GIN serves as a full mediator between GIC's two components, GRC and GSC and a partial mediator between GHC and BUS. This study extends the environmental management literature and suggests measures for practitioners to enhance organizational capabilities in order to address environmental issues through innovative green initiatives.
制造组织在通过采用可持续实践和生产环保产品来减少全球变暖的不利影响方面发挥着关键作用。组织参与环境企业社会责任（ECSR），并强调绿色智力资本（GIC）、绿色创新产品以及对业务可持续性（BUS）的支持。本研究旨在分析组织的 ECSR 和 GIC 对绿色创新（GIN）和 BUS 的影响。通过偏最小二乘结构方程建模（PLS-SEM）对来自制造公司的 237 名参与者的数据进行了分析。研究结果表明，ECSR 和 GIC 对 GIN 和 BUS 至关重要。研究结果表明，ECSR 对绿色关系资本（GRC）和绿色结构资本（GSC）有积极且显著的影响。然而，ECSR 对绿色人力资本（GHC）的积极影响并不显著。此外，中介分析的结果表明，GIN 充当 GIC 的两个组成部分（GRC 和 GSC）与 GHC 和 BUS 之间的部分中介，是完全中介。本研究扩展了环境管理文献，并为实践者提供了措施，以通过创新的绿色举措来增强组织能力以解决环境问题。
