Green corporate reputation and innovation: the role of non-supply chain learning and green supply chain knowledge
International Journal of Emerging Markets
ISSN: 1746-8809
Article publication date: 8 February 2022
Issue publication date: 5 December 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The growing relevance of environmental sustainability calls for identification of factors that contribute to green innovation and build green corporate reputation. Drawing on the resource-based view theory, this study aims to explore the influence of green logistics knowledge, green customer knowledge, green supplier knowledge, green competitor knowledge, non-supply chain learning on green innovation and green corporate reputation.
Design/methodology/approach
This study adopts the quantitative research method where questionnaire is used to gather data from managers of the sampled 208 small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The structural equation modelling is used to analyse the survey data and test the proposed hypotheses.
Findings
The findings reveal that non-supply chain learning, green customer knowledge and green competitor knowledge have both direct and indirect impact on green innovation and green corporate reputation. However, green supplier knowledge and green logistics knowledge directly impact green innovation but indirectly impact green corporate reputation through green innovation.
Originality/value
Despite the growing literature exploring the relationship between learning, innovation and reputation, their literature in emerging economies remains underdeveloped. This study provides empirical evidence to confirm the role of non-supply chain learning and green supply chain knowledge in building green corporate reputation and developing green innovation of SMEs in an emerging economy.
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Citation
Agyabeng-Mensah, Y., Afum, E. and Baah, C. (2023), "Green corporate reputation and innovation: the role of non-supply chain learning and green supply chain knowledge", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 18 No. 11, pp. 4884-4906. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-08-2021-1277
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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