Breaking down barriers: The adoption of eco-innovation by SMEs and the influence of personality traits

IF 12.5 1区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Nuria Fernández-Muñiz, Ángela Triguero, Marta de la Cuesta
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The role played by leaders in the adoption of eco-innovations (EIs) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is crucial, but there is still little evidence regarding the influence of leaders on EIs. Despite the extensive literature on EI, studies that empirically evaluate the association between the role of SME leaders (CEOs, top managers, and board members) on the delimitation of the barriers to EI are lacking. The relationship between combinations of leader personality traits and the adoption of EI from a sensemaking perspective is examined to address this research gap. In addition, fsQCA analysis was applied. The responses of 40 SME leaders revealed that configurations involving barriers and personal traits have led to several solutions in which conscientiousness, openness, and either the presence or negation of neuroticism by SME managers were relevant. Moreover, the offset between financial barriers and the lack of public funding for EIs emerges in all eco-innovative success solutions. These results show that different combinations of personality traits interact with different EI barriers. Therefore, the obstacles to EI depend on the interpretations of the leader rather than being one-size-fits-all. Based on sensemaking theory, as taken from organizational studies and the literature on microfoundations, these findings enhance our understanding of the influence of individual-level psychological traits on EI adoption. Furthermore, practical implications are presented for SMEs with the goal of adopting sustainable innovative strategies.

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打破障碍:中小企业采用生态创新及个性特征的影响
领导者在中小型企业(SMEs)采用生态创新(EIs)方面发挥着至关重要的作用,但有关领导者对生态创新影响的证据仍然很少。尽管有关生态创新的文献很多,但缺乏实证评估中小企业领导者(首席执行官、高层管理人员和董事会成员)的作用与生态创新障碍界定之间关系的研究。为了填补这一研究空白,我们从感性认识的角度出发,研究了领导者人格特质组合与采用企业创新之间的关系。此外,还应用了fsQCA分析。40 位中小企业领导者的回答显示,障碍和个人特质的组合导致了几种解决方案,其中中小企业管理者的自觉性、开放性和神经质的存在或否定是相关的。此外,在所有生态创新的成功方案中,都出现了资金障碍和生态创新缺乏公共资金之间的抵消。这些结果表明,不同的人格特质组合与不同的企业创新障碍相互作用。因此,环境创新的障碍取决于领导者的解释,而不是一刀切。基于组织研究和微观基础文献中的 "感觉决策 "理论,这些发现加深了我们对个人层面的心理特征对采用企业创新的影响的理解。此外,这些研究结果还对以采用可持续创新战略为目标的中小型企业产生了实际影响。
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CiteScore
22.50
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期刊介绍: Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.
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