The Heterogeneity of Levels of Green Innovation by Firms in International Contexts: A Study Based on the Home-Country Institutional Profile

IF 4.2 4区管理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Organization & Environment Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI:10.1177/1086026618761623

Dante I. Leyva-de la Hiz, N. Hurtado‐Torres, M. Bermúdez-Edo

引用次数: 32

Abstract

The institutional perspective is becoming an increasingly important approach for explaining sustainability behavior in an international context. Drawing on insights from institutional theory and natural environment literature, we propose that the utilization of international firms’ technological intensity to generate green innovations is conditioned by their home-country institutional profile. This article analyzes a panel of 5,024 environmental patents belonging to 80 international firms during the period 2005 to 2009. The results show that firms from countries with environmental institutional weakness reinforce their utilization of technological capabilities to generate environmental innovations in international contexts. Our results support the previous literature regarding the influence of technological intensity on the development of innovations, and we add new evidence that considers the moderating impact of the home-country institutional profile.

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国际背景下企业绿色创新水平的异质性:基于母国制度背景的研究

在国际范围内，制度观点正成为解释可持续性行为的一种日益重要的方法。根据制度理论和自然环境文献的见解，我们提出国际公司对技术强度的利用产生绿色创新受到其母国制度概况的制约。本文对80家跨国公司2005年至2009年间的5024项环境专利进行了分析。结果表明，来自环境制度薄弱国家的企业在国际背景下加强了对技术能力的利用，以产生环境创新。我们的研究结果支持了先前关于技术强度对创新发展的影响的文献，并且我们增加了新的证据，考虑了母国制度背景的调节作用。

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11.20

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5.70%

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期刊介绍： Organization & Environment encourages informed discussion about the social roots and consequences of environmental problems and stimulates deeper reflection on the meaning and significance of the natural world. By critically examining the impact of human production and consumption systems on the natural environment, Organization & Environment develops new perspectives on organizations that encourage environmentally sensitive reflection, inquiry, and practice.