Being "green" is socially, desirable, yet whether it pays to be unclear. This question has become more important manufacturing industries as environmental concerns are escalating, particularly in emerging economies. We examine the effects of green process innovation on financial performance with a focus moderating government subsidies versus industries' own absorptive capability. Using sulfur dioxide emissions an index, we establish dynamic model using ten years panel data from 28 China...

Abstract Green process innovation has been seen as a key strategy for manufacturing firms to pursue sustainable development. Yet, how help eliminate bottlenecks when implementing green remains poorly understood. To address this issue, the current study, which is anchored in government incentive perspective, examines drivers, contingent conditions, and consequences of by using panel data manufacturing‐listed China from 2013 2017. The results present valuable findings: (a) subsidies are...

As environmental concerns continue to gain greater importance, green process innovation has been recognized as a crucial strategy for firms enhance their financial performance. Yet, it not clarified how companies can reduce risks and effectively use resources at different levels of innovation. Based on data from 221 Chinese manufacturing collected via the survey method, we address this research gap by examining effects firms’ performance focusing moderating roles social capital customers’...

In order to create competitive advantages and achieve sustainable development, many organisations have implemented quality, environmental occupational health safety management systems. There is a trend for enterprises implement an integrated system overcoming the problems resulting from multiple Using structural equation modelling, this paper examines empirically benefits obtained implementing enterprises. It revealed that related experience in managing these systems important system. are...

Abstract Under increasing regulatory pressure to disclose environmental impacts, corporate information disclosure (EID) is becoming more prevalent. However, the motives for EID and approaches (i.e., symbolic or substantive) remain controversial. Using a sample of data 742 listed manufacturing firms in China across 3 years, we provide evidence show that level significantly positively associated with firm's advertising intensity moderately competitive industries have higher propensity adopting...

Faced with sustainable development challenges and a new symbiotic phase in technological innovation, the green collaborative innovation model has emerged as crucial approach to address environmental issues. Despite widespread consensus on role of existing research yet systematically examine its antecedent contingent mechanisms. Therefore, this study aims uncover drivers from niche perspective explore why some enterprises exhibit greater advantages tendencies engaging such initiatives...

Purpose While internationalization of firms can be a source growth in profitability, it also result huge losses due to the risky internationalized environment. Success home countries does not guarantee success internationally. The objective this study is identify main business factors affecting performance process internationalization. Design/methodology/approach Ten have been selected investigate their relationship with Chinese manufacturing firms. ten are transformed into four dimensions...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate how top executives’ compensation associated with environmental performance in the Chinese context and association varies differing levels industrial competition. Design/methodology/approach Combining agency institutional theories, empirical study based on a sample 698 publicly listed firms China’s manufacturing sector. Findings authors find that cash pay has positive association, equity ownership negative corporate...

Innovation has been one of the key drivers sustainable competitive advantage for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, many SMEs have difficulties in achieving successful innovation. This article attempts to explore major factors constraints innovation China. Based on a survey 188 Chinese manufacturing SMEs, relationship 10 affecting performance explored. The findings indicate that there is positive between some (e.g., financial capital, technically qualified staff, technology...

Abstract Firms in emerging economies are faced with multiple, incompatible institutional forces their environmental activities. Which of these will be dominant and instantiated within an organization is partly determined by the social relationships that a firm maintains external actors. This paper investigates relationship between board ties level responsibility undertaken firms China, economy, categorizing into three types terms isomorphic field (coercive, normative mimetic). Drawing on...