How can green innovation from manufacturers benefit from supplier networks?

IF 2.4 Q3 MANAGEMENT
Colin C. J. Cheng, Shu-Han Hsu, C. Sheu
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Abstract

Purpose Prior research on supply chain management has advanced substantially our understanding of how suppliers’ knowledge affects manufacturers’ green innovation. However, overlooking the suppliers’ diverse green knowledge in supplier networks, namely, green knowledge diversity, has limited our understanding of both supply chain management and green innovation development. To address this important issue, this study aims to rely on social network theory as the overarching framework and knowledge-based view as the underlying theoretical foundation to examine how green knowledge diversity contributes to manufacturers’ green innovation performance, while considering three types of supplier network properties (network strength, network heterogeneity and network density). Design/methodology/approach This study collects both survey and secondary proxy data from 209 manufacturing firms over three time periods (mid-2018, mid-2019 and mid-2020). PROCESS macro is applied to test the research hypotheses. Findings The results provide compelling evidence that green knowledge management processes partially mediate the effect of green knowledge diversity on manufacturers’ green innovation performance. The effect of green knowledge diversity is strengthened by supplier network strength and supplier network heterogeneity, but hindered by supplier network density. Practical implications This study provides a practical guide to help manufacturers enhance green innovation performance by properly managing and leveraging their suppliers’ diverse green knowledge domains in supplier networks. Originality/value This study contributes to the supply chain management and green innovation literature by offering novel theoretical and empirical insights into how manufacturers can use their supplier networks to strengthen green innovation.
制造商的绿色创新如何从供应商网络中获益?
目的先前对供应链管理的研究大大提高了我们对供应商知识如何影响制造商绿色创新的理解。然而,忽视供应商网络中供应商绿色知识的多样性,即绿色知识多样性,限制了我们对供应链管理和绿色创新发展的认识。为了解决这一重要问题,本研究旨在以社会网络理论为总体框架,以知识为基础的观点为基础,在考虑供应商网络三种类型(网络强度、网络异质性和网络密度)的情况下,研究绿色知识多样性对制造商绿色创新绩效的影响。本研究收集了209家制造企业在三个时期(2018年中期、2019年中期和2020年中期)的调查和辅助代理数据。运用PROCESS宏观对研究假设进行检验。研究结果表明,绿色知识管理过程在一定程度上中介了绿色知识多样性对制造商绿色创新绩效的影响。绿色知识多样性的影响受供应商网络强度和异质性的影响,而受供应商网络密度的影响。实践意义本研究为制造商在供应商网络中合理管理和利用供应商多样化的绿色知识领域,提高绿色创新绩效提供了实践指导。原创性/价值本研究为制造商如何利用其供应商网络加强绿色创新提供了新颖的理论和实证见解,为供应链管理和绿色创新文献做出了贡献。
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