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Green Innovation and Performance: The View of Organizational Capability and Social Reciprocity

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Synthesizing insights from a dynamic capability perspective and social network theory, this study identifies the factors influencing green innovation and examines the relationships between influencing factors, green innovation, and performance. This study uses structural equation modeling to test the research hypotheses. The results indicate that dynamic capability, coordination capability, and social reciprocity are significant drivers of green innovation, including green product innovation and green process innovation. Green product and process innovation have positive effects on environmental performance and organizational performance. These findings are relevant to firms in quest of green management and innovation.

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Huang, JW., Li, YH. Green Innovation and Performance: The View of Organizational Capability and Social Reciprocity. J Bus Ethics 145, 309–324 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2903-y

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