Towards Green Growth Capability Development: A Knowledge‐Based Perspective

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI:10.1002/bse.4284

Polina Baranova, Hassam Waheed, Fred Paterson

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Abstract

Green growth, which balances a firm's growth aspirations with environmental stewardship, is gaining traction in the literature. However, the notion of green growth capability (GGC) as a foundation for firm‐level green growth strategy remains underexplored. Multifaceted and multi‐skills nature of organisational capabilities is brought into focus to advance a knowledge‐based view and to develop a new GGC scale. A robust scale development process was employed, including expert insights and a scoping review to establish content and face validity. A primary survey of 280 firms in the UK Midlands green market niches was undertaken. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated construct validity and reliability revealing three main skill groupings necessary for GGC development: environmental impact minimisation, business development and green growth stewardship skills. A two‐step structural equation modelling (SEM) approach confirmed the scale's nomological and predictive validity. This study advocates for a GGC development approach to the design and implementation of policy mixes, which support capacity building for sustainable regional development.

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面向绿色增长能力发展：基于知识的视角

绿色增长兼顾了企业的增长愿望和环境管理，在相关文献中越来越受到重视。然而，作为企业级绿色增长战略基础的绿色增长能力（GGC）概念仍未得到充分探讨。组织能力的多面性和多技能性受到关注，从而推动了以知识为基础的观点，并制定了新的 GGC 量表。量表的开发过程非常稳健，包括专家见解和范围审查，以确定内容和表面有效性。对英国中部绿色市场的 280 家公司进行了初步调查。探索性和确认性因素分析表明了构建的有效性和可靠性，揭示了 GGC 发展所需的三大技能：环境影响最小化、业务发展和绿色增长管理技能。两步结构方程建模（SEM）方法证实了量表的提名和预测有效性。本研究提倡在设计和实施政策组合时采用 GGC 发展方法，以支持区域可持续发展的能力建设。

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22.50

自引率

19.40%

发文量

336

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.