College of Business Administration, Al Yamamah University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Management, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, 50003, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Apr;30(19):56174-56187. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-26308-7. Epub 2023 Mar 14.
The aim of this study to investigate the relationship between information technology capabilities (ITCs) and green product innovation (GPI). The information technology (IT) capabilities with multiple dimensions, such as IT competence, IT integration, and IT infrastructure, were used in this paper. Moreover, to verify the deep relationship between ITCs and GPI, we used knowledge management (KM) as a mediator. The data were collected through a questionnaire from the senior managers, middle-level managers, and operational staff associated with the small- and medium-sized production industry of Pakistan. We collect data in two waves between January 2022 and July 2022. The data were analyzed through the partial least square structural equation modeling through SmartPLS 3.2.2. The findings of this study conclude. First, in the direct relationship, two IT capabilities, such as IT competence and IT infrastructure, have a positive and significant direct relationship with green product innovation, but IT integration has an insignificant relationship with green product innovation. Second, the results show that three IT capabilities have positively influenced knowledge management. Third, the results confirm that KM has a significant positive effect on GPI. Finally, the outcomes confirmed that knowledge management positively and significantly mediates between all IT capabilities and GPI in the indirect relationship.
本研究旨在探讨信息技术能力（ITC）与绿色产品创新（GPI）之间的关系。本文采用了具有多个维度的信息技术（IT）能力，如 IT 能力、IT 整合和 IT 基础设施。此外，为了验证 ITC 与 GPI 之间的深度关系，我们将知识管理（KM）作为中介变量。数据是通过巴基斯坦中小生产企业的高级经理、中层经理和操作人员的问卷收集的。我们在 2022 年 1 月至 2022 年 7 月期间分两期收集数据。使用 SmartPLS 3.2.2 通过偏最小二乘结构方程模型对数据进行了分析。本研究的结论如下。首先，在直接关系中，两种 IT 能力，即 IT 能力和 IT 基础设施，与绿色产品创新呈正相关且显著的直接关系，但 IT 整合与绿色产品创新呈无显著关系。其次，结果表明，三种 IT 能力对知识管理有积极的影响。第三，结果证实，知识管理对 GPI 有显著的积极影响。最后，结果证实，在间接关系中，知识管理在所有 ITC 与 GPI 之间均具有积极且显著的中介作用。
