Abstract
Green innovation has been deemed a key corporate capability to deal with environmental issues. The usage of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) provides important resources and knowledge for firms’ green innovation. Drawing on a resources-based approach, this study contributes to the existing literature by examining how the adoption of specific types of AMT (process, design, and planning) influences two dimensions of green innovation (green product innovation and green process innovation). In particular, we explore these relationships through internal environmental collaboration. Based on data collected from 198 Chinese manufacturing firms, we found that process, design, and planning AMT can contribute to both green products and process innovation. Moreover, the findings confirm the significant mediating role of internal environmental collaboration in this relationship. Specifically, internal environmental collaboration mediates the relationship between process AMT and green product innovation as well as the relationship between design AMT and two dimensions of green innovation; it also partially mediates the relationship between process AMT and green process innovation as well as the relationship between planning AMT and two dimensions of green innovation. These findings provide novel insights into how manufacturing firms can use various types of AMT to enhance their green innovation.
Highlights
IntroductionGreen innovation has become increasingly important for manufacturers to achieve sustainable development
Facing increasing environmental pressure, green innovation has become increasingly important for manufacturers to achieve sustainable development
It adds to the literature by incorporating advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) as a potential antecedent and empirically testing the relationships between particular types of AMT and specific dimensions of green innovation, thereby addressing the critical research question of how AMT usage can contribute to green innovation
Summary
Green innovation has become increasingly important for manufacturers to achieve sustainable development. Strict environmental regulations and the popularity of environmentalism have changed the competitive rules and patterns for firms [1] and make green management profitable nowadays [2]. Given this context, manufacturing firms have increased their green innovation initiatives and have been integrating green innovation into their core business strategies. The use of AMT provides opportunities to ensure proper product utilization [14,15], apply pollution control and pollution prevention technologies [13,16], share management techniques and knowledge among various functions [8], establish dynamic capability to offset uncertainty and shorten the life cycle of products [17], and enhance competitive advantages and innovation performance [4,12]
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