An attention-based view on environmental management: The influence of entrepreneurial orientation, environmental sustainability orientation and competitive intensity on green product innovation in Swedish small manufacturing firms
2022 (English)In: Organization & environment, ISSN 1086-0266, E-ISSN 1552-7417, Vol. 35, no 4, p. 627-652Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Green product innovation (GPI) is a cornerstone of environmental management. Recent reviews on GPI have shown that research on GPI antecedents has mainly focused on identifying specific factors influencing the use of GPI. However, most studies lack a comprehensive theoretical explanation of the findings. In this study, which is based on a sample of 303 Swedish small manufacturing firms, antecedents to GPI are examined using the attention-based view of the firm. Two attentional perspectives, namely entrepreneurial orientation and environmental sustainability orientation, were found to positively influence the use of GPI. Moreover, situated attention, in terms of competitive intensity, strengthens the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and GPI. The study highlights the usefulness of an attention-based view on GPI and environmental management in small firms.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2022. Vol. 35, no 4, p. 627-652
Keywords [en]
business strategy and the environment, competitive advantage and environmental strategy, environmental performance, greening business functions, resource-based view and dynamic capabilities, sustainable development, sustainable innovation, theoretical approach, top management/ceos/board/directors
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21179DOI: 10.1177/10860266221101345ISI: 000810893600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85131748428OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21179DiVA, id: diva2:1666215
Funder
The Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation, P20-0064The Kamprad Family Foundation, 20180048Tore Browaldhs stiftelse
Note
CC BY 4.0
First Published June 8, 2022
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by generous grants from the Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius stiftelse samt Tore Browaldhs stiftelse and from The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity.
2022-06-082022-06-082022-12-20Bibliographically approved