Factors Affecting Environmental Performance during the Covid-19 Period in the Leather Industry: A Moderated-Mediation Approach

IF 4.4 1区管理学 Q2 BUSINESS

Journal of Competitiveness Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI:10.7441/joc.2022.01.01

Kashif Akram, A. Saeed, Stefano Bresciani, S. Rehman, Alberto Ferraris

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Abstract

Like many different and relevant sectors, the leather industry is currently facing a major environmental issue that may affect the competitiveness of all the stakeholders across the value chain. Drawing the conceptual model on the natural resource-based view (NRBV), this study seeks to examine the mediating role of individual green values (IGV) between green transformational leadership (GFTL) and environmental performance (EP). Furthermore, government regulations are used as a moderator concerning the relationship between GTFL and EP. An online survey was randomly distributed to Pakistan's leather industry employees to test the hypothesis by collecting data from 205 respondents. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) has been used to analyze data. The results demonstrate that green transformational leadership (GTFL) positively affects EP. Moreover, this study also reveals that GTFL significantly contributes to developing the IGV that consequently affects EP. Thus, the current study provides a significant sequential GTFL, IGV and EP path. However, surprisingly, the results show that government regulations do not moderate the relationship between GTFL and IGV. This study significantly contributes to the theory and stakeholders and leaders in a vast variety of manufacturing industries. It suggests that all organizations should adopt GTFL principles that encourage employees to engage in environmentally friendly activities by developing green values at the individual level to enhance EP. With this regard, GTLF, IGV, and government regulations may thus play a vital role for organizations and industry for better EP and competitiveness.

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2019冠状病毒病期间皮革行业环境绩效的影响因素:一个有调节的中介方法

与许多不同的相关部门一样，皮革行业目前面临着一个重大的环境问题，这可能会影响整个价值链中所有利益相关者的竞争力。本研究借鉴自然资源观（NRBV）的概念模型，试图检验个人绿色价值观（IGV）在绿色转型领导力（GFTL）和环境绩效（EP）之间的中介作用。此外，政府法规被用作GTFL和EP之间关系的调节因素。一项在线调查被随机分配给巴基斯坦皮革行业的员工，通过收集205名受访者的数据来检验这一假设。偏最小二乘结构方程建模（PLS-SEM）已被用于分析数据。研究结果表明，绿色转型领导（GTFL）对EP有积极影响。此外，本研究还表明，GTFL对IGV的发展有显著贡献，从而影响EP。因此，目前的研究提供了一个重要的GTFL、IGV和EP的顺序路径。然而，令人惊讶的是，研究结果表明，政府法规并没有缓和GTFL和IGV之间的关系。这项研究对各种制造业的理论、利益相关者和领导者做出了重大贡献。它建议所有组织都应采用GTFL原则，鼓励员工通过在个人层面发展绿色价值观来参与环保活动，以提高EP。在这方面，GTLF、IGV和政府法规可能会对组织和行业发挥至关重要的作用，以提高EP和竞争力。

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Journal of Competitiveness Multiple-

CiteScore

11.30

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2.70%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Competitiveness, a scientific periodical published by the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tomas Bata University in Zlín in collaboration with publishing partners, presents the findings of basic and applied economic research conducted by both domestic and international scholars in the English language. Focusing on economics, finance, and management, the Journal of Competitiveness is dedicated to publishing original scientific articles. Published four times a year in both print and electronic formats, the journal follows a rigorous peer-review process with each contribution reviewed by two independent reviewers. Only scientific articles are considered for publication, while other types of papers such as informative articles, editorial materials, corrections, abstracts, or résumés are not included.