Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective

IF 7.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management Pub Date : 2024-04-30 DOI:10.1108/jmtm-11-2023-0504

Jiawen Chen, Hua Yang, Linlin Liu

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Abstract

Purpose

With social media usage growing rapidly in business sustainability in manufacturing sectors, the means through which manufacturing firms can incorporate it into the pursuit of environmental sustainability are largely under-researched by academics. Drawing upon the dynamic capability view, this study examines the indirect relationship between social media usage and sustainable innovation in manufacturing sectors.

Design/methodology/approach

The study was based on analyzing data collected through a questionnaire survey on Chinese manufacturing firms. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was applied to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results show that social media usage has a positive effect on sustainable innovation in the manufacturing sectors. Firms' sustainable dynamic capability mediates the relationship between social media usage and sustainable innovation. In addition, the effects of social media usage on firms' sustainable dynamic capability are stronger when stakeholder pressure is stronger and top management team commitment is higher.

Originality/value

This study highlights social media application as an important, yet underexplored, factor in sustainable innovation of manufacturing firms. The findings also untangle the mechanism of sustainable dynamic capability by which social media usage improves sustainable innovation for manufacturing firms.

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社交媒体与制造企业的可持续创新：动态能力视角

目的随着社交媒体的使用在制造业的商业可持续发展中迅速增长，学术界对制造业企业通过何种方式将社交媒体融入环境可持续发展的追求中研究甚少。本研究借鉴动态能力观点，探讨了社交媒体的使用与制造业可持续创新之间的间接关系。研究结果表明，社交媒体的使用对制造业的可持续创新有积极影响。企业的可持续动态能力是社交媒体使用与可持续创新之间关系的中介。此外，当利益相关者的压力越大、高层管理团队的承诺越高时，社交媒体的使用对企业可持续动态能力的影响就越大。研究结果还揭示了使用社交媒体提高制造企业可持续创新能力的可持续动态能力机制。

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来源期刊

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management Engineering-Control and Systems Engineering

CiteScore

16.30

自引率

7.90%

发文量

期刊介绍： The Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (JMTM) aspires to be the premier destination for impactful manufacturing-related research. JMTM provides comprehensive international coverage of topics pertaining to the management of manufacturing technology, focusing on bridging theoretical advancements with practical applications to enhance manufacturing practices. JMTM seeks articles grounded in empirical evidence, such as surveys, case studies, and action research, to ensure relevance and applicability. All submissions should include a thorough literature review to contextualize the study within the field and clearly demonstrate how the research contributes significantly and originally by comparing and contrasting its findings with existing knowledge. Articles should directly address management of manufacturing technology and offer insights with broad applicability.