Exploring Environmental Regulation Instruments and Their Impact on Eco-Innovation Practices Among SMEs: The Mediating Role of Environmental Orientation

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI:10.1142/s1464333224500108

Khalid Mady, Mohamed Battour, Sabri Shaker Ashoor Bin-Obaidellah, Maha Khamis Al Balushi, Rowan Elodie Kennedy

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Abstract

Despite a vast body of eco-innovation literature investigating the assumption that environmental regulations encourage the implementation of eco-innovative practices, previous research on eco-innovation and environmental regulations has yielded inconsistent findings. By considering the heterogeneity of environmental regulation and eco-innovations, this study sheds light on how different environmental regulation instruments can facilitate and enhance eco-innovation practices, along with the role of environmental orientation in mediating the relationships. The study surveyed 188 managers and owners and utilised the partial least squares-structural equation model as the analytical method. Results showed that environmental regulatory mechanisms have no direct impact on eco-innovation. However, the study has found that environmentally oriented SMEs respond to strict environmental policies and regulations by undertaking eco-innovation practices. Furthermore, market-based instruments provide firms with strong environmental orientation and economic incentives to foster eco-process innovations. The study offers practical insights for policymakers and SME managers, in addition to advancing the knowledge base.

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探索环境监管工具及其对中小企业生态创新实践的影响：环境导向的中介作用

尽管大量的生态创新文献调查了环境法规鼓励实施生态创新实践的假设，但以往关于生态创新和环境法规的研究得出的结论并不一致。通过考虑环境法规和生态创新的异质性，本研究揭示了不同的环境法规工具如何促进和加强生态创新实践，以及环境导向在两者关系中的中介作用。研究调查了 188 名经理和业主，并采用偏最小二乘法结构方程模型作为分析方法。结果表明，环境监管机制对生态创新没有直接影响。然而，研究发现，以环保为导向的中小企业会通过开展生态创新实践来应对严格的环境政策和法规。此外，基于市场的手段为企业提供了强有力的环境导向和经济激励，以促进生态流程创新。这项研究为政策制定者和中小企业管理者提供了切实可行的见解，同时也推进了知识库的建设。

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Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, international journal covering policy and decision-making relating to environmental assessment (EA) in the broadest sense. Uniquely, its specific aim is to explore the horizontal interactions between assessment and aspects of environmental management (not just the vertical interactions within the broad field of impact assessment) and thereby to identify comprehensive approaches to environmental improvement involving both qualitative and quantitative information. As the concepts associated with sustainable development mature, links between environmental assessment and management systems become all the more essential.