Innovation Intention Research Articles

Environmental performance shortfalls and corporate green innovation: The role of green credit regulation

This paper investigates the effects of environmental performance shortfalls on corporate green innovation. On the basis of the theoretical framework of environmental performance feedback and using a sample of eight major energy-consuming industries in China, a negative relationship is confirmed that environmental performance below but in the neighborhood of peer level makes firms more inclined to pursue green innovation. Higher risk-taking willingness for firms with environmental performance below but close to peer level strengthens innovative intention. This correlation is pronounced when corporate financial performance, green innovation performance, and executive compensation are below peer level. We also find that green credit constrained firms prefer to engage in innovation activities when their environmental performance is below but near peer level and they have fewer bank loans simultaneously. The findings offer insights into the innovation behavior of firms in response to environmental underperformance.

Analyzing Pro-Environmental Planned Behavior in SMEs: Unveiling Green Innovation Intentions

The challenge of drastic global climate change has urged a transition to a green economy. The contribution of SMEs as an engine of macroeconomic expansion that pays attention to and makes environmental issues a basic concept of their business model is very important. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the behavioral intention of SMEs in tourism areas in Labuan Bajo to conduct green innovation using an integrated approach of Pro environmental planned behavior (PEPB). Offline questionnaires and interviews were used as data collection tools, and 205 SMEs that have conducted green innovation were respondents. The theoretical model was tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with top-level constructs. The findings of this study reveal that perceived authority support, perceived environmental concern, subjective norm, attitude, significantly affect the intention of SMEs to do green innovation. Meanwhile, perceived behavioral control are known to be insignificant. These findings contribute to the development and validation of an integrated model of green innovation in SMEs and provide all business stakeholders with an understanding of the rationale for green innovation.

Relationship of knowledge sharing and innovation intention on the continuous quality improvement in university setting

This study assessed the changed knowledge sharing system and innovative intention towards continuous quality improvement in one university system in the Philippines. This descriptive study was participated by 261 faculty members of five schools of a university system. It made use of a modified questionnaire as its primary data gathering instrument, having an excellent remark of its 0.925 Cronbach’s Alpha. The data were encoded, tallied and interpreted using different statistical tools such as frequency distribution, ranking, weighted mean and F-Test, Shapiro-Wilk Test, Spearman rho, and were further analyzed and interpreted through PASW version 26 using 0.05 alpha levels. From the results, it was concluded that there has been a strong response of the university towards knowledge sharing system and its teachers possess a strong innovative intention. Further, there is a strong positive presence of continuous quality improvement practices regarding the different processes of the university system. Moreover, there is a high relationship regarding knowledge sharing system, innovative intention, and continuous quality improvement. The results of the study imply a need to develop a continuous quality improvement plan.

Factors affecting the technological innovation of banks toward accounting benefits in a developing country’s industrial revolution 4.0 context: evidence from Vietnam

Purpose This study aims to investigate the factors affecting technological innovation intentions at banks listed in Vietnam, a developing country, to develop business activities and accounting benefits according to the trend of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Design/methodology/approach To collect and analyze the data for this study, qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Specifically, 20 finance and banking experts and 45 managers in the field of information technology were interviewed in qualitative research over a period of three months. Then, 1,000 questionnaires were sent to banks within six months, with the final sample for quantitative research being 324 respondents. Finally, the structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to check the hypotheses. Regarding the tools used, the qualitative study used a semistructured questionnaire to collect information. Meanwhile, SPSS software was used to analyze quantitative research information, including checking common method bias, nonresponse bias, evaluating scale quality and checking SEM. Findings The findings show that the usefulness, ease of application, credibility, innovation and efficiency of technology have certain impacts on technological innovation intentions at banks listed in Vietnam. Using the SEM analysis, the results showed that the five factors had a favorable influence on the technological innovation intentions. More specifically, this study proposed adding an efficiency factor, and the results showed that it has the greatest impact on technological innovation intentions. Research limitations/implications This study would be considered a continuation of prior studies because it provides empirical evidence for business models at banks listed in developing countries (for example, Vietnam) and so provides useful advice for bank management not only in Vietnam but across Asia. In fact, bank managers should consider introducing new technology as appropriate to make their reports more clear and up-to-date, therefore improving their performance. Banking managers, in particular, should focus on enhancing the bank’s application technology indicators to obtain a competitive edge. Originality/value This is a pioneering study that uses a combination of the reasoned action theory, planned behavior theory, transaction cost theory and unified theory of acceptance and use of technology to expand knowledge about technological innovation intentions at listed banks in the context of a developing country. The study also discovered and added the efficiency factor as a key factor affecting the intention to innovate technology at listed banks. These contribute to improving the literature of technological innovation intentions.

Understanding the relationship between competitive strategy and product-service innovation: the role of the paradox of openness

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between strategy intent (product-service innovation intention) and outcome (product-service innovation outcome), and the role that external sources of innovation play in influencing this relationship.Design/methodology/approachUsing data obtained from the community innovation survey, we apply a logit regression to a sample of 1,419 Portuguese firms. By examining the moderating effect of open innovation breadth, we assess how the relationship between differentiation intent and outcome is contingent upon the involvement of external stakeholders.FindingsOur findings reveal that the relationship between differentiation intent and outcome is contingent upon the moderating effect of open innovation breadth. Our analysis suggests that the negative influence of different sources of innovation can be addressed by adopting a paradox lens.Practical implicationsThis research provides valuable insights for managers. By simultaneously pursuing a differentiation strategy and engaging in collaboration with external sources, firms may compromise their ability to effectively differentiate their offer. Managers should consider the potential tensions arising from internal and external stakeholder relationships to optimize their innovation strategies.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing literature by shedding light on the role of external innovation sources in influencing the relationship between differentiation intent and outcome and the importance that information systems may have in this relationship. By exploring the moderating effect of open innovation breadth, we provide a nuanced understanding of how firms can navigate organizational tensions and leverage innovation for competitive advantage.

Enhancing green service innovation behavior through green involvement: the role of information technology adoption

Purpose Developing green innovative services is critical to the restaurant industry to achieve significant benefits as well as environmental sustainability. This study aims to explore the mechanisms through which employees’ green involvement can foster green service innovation behavior.Design/methodology/approach The data set garnered from employees who worked in restaurants was used to test these mechanisms. A partial least square technique was conducted on this data set.Findings The results revealed the employees’ green involvement significantly influences their green service innovation intention, which subsequently influences their green service innovation behavior. Furthermore, information technology (IT) adoption was found to fortify the linkage of employee green involvement with green service innovation intention.Practical implications The results suggest to the restaurant industry that awareness of green service innovation and IT adoption practices can help restaurants to develop effective sustainability work practices and meet societal expectations.Originality/value This study extends the restaurant management literature by linking the green involvement of restaurant employees to green service innovation intention as well as identifying the moderating role of IT adoption underlying this link.

THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN ENCOURAGING INTENTION TO INNOVATE (CASE STUDY ON STUDENT BUSINESS PROJECT)

One way to improve the Indonesian economy is to increase the number of entrepreneurs so that the number of businesses running is also increasing. But along with the increasing number of businesses in Indonesia, innovation is needed so that these businesses can survive in the market. This study aims to determine the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial learning that has been obtained on the intention or intention to innovate on the business project being run. The study sample size was 168 respondents. Researchers use Smart-PLS 4.0 software in data processing. The results of the study found that entrepreneurial education and personality traits have a significant impact on innovation intention. Personality traits will increase the influence of entrepreneurial education on innovation intention. This research is expected to be the basis for future research on innovation intention considering the lack of research that discusses it.

Curricular innovation in the knowledge society

Introduction: the problematization of the phenomenon of curricular innovation has been approached by research in the international and local context and confronting positions have emerged around the curriculum; and in order to make effective the transformation in the educational field and in a peculiar way in the decisions of the Curriculum, it is necessary to assume policies of change in the educational management. The objective of this work focuses on the characterization, reflection and theoretical deepening of curricular innovation within the framework of the knowledge and information society. Methods: qualitative-hermeneutic, narrative and exploratory study based on literature review. Results: the concept of curriculum is polysemic, with numerous definitions that indicate the richness of this concept and also the difficulty of its study; Furthermore, the need to think from a curricular vision the principles for educational innovation and as a model of socio-political transformation in decision making as a contribution to the culture of peoples, promoting the search for and production of knowledge, and that as a collective process the emergence of the knowledge society will require, among other things, reflection and practices on the effective conditions of possibility of its social, political and economic nature through appropriate educational policies that need to be elucidated and explored collectively as a challenge of Curricular Innovation. Conclusions: in relation to the phenomenon of curricular innovation and based on the bibliographic exploration, a series of descriptive studies emerged that problematize the subject from an analysis of the local reality, therefore many questions remain to be asked regarding curricular innovation such as: what is the most important and substantive change in the curriculum, how does the innovative intention of the curriculum originate, how should one proceed in the search for curricular innovation, how is the innovative intention of the curriculum transmitted to the political levels?

Loose monetary policy and corporate NPD R&D innovation

Based on the data of Chinese listed companies from 2006 to 2022, this paper shows that loose monetary policy will significantly promote enterprises' NPD innovation. At the same time, financial subsidies can strengthen this promoting effect. Nowadays, policy support is to alleviate the problem of insufficient innovation ability of enterprises from the perspective of external financing, it does not fundamentally solve the lack of innovation ability of enterprises, and has become the key problem of attention and research in academic circles. However, existing research pays less attention to the essence of improving NPD R&D innovation readiness, especially how to stimulate the innovation motivation of management is the lack of in-depth research to solve the fundamental problems of insufficient innovation investment and low innovation quality.

Innovation and sales growth intentions among the solopreneurs: The role of experience and entrepreneurial self-efficacy

It is widely accepted that the self-employed enjoy non-pecuniary benefits from their employment status. They have greater freedom and autonomy in running their businesses and can pursue their intrinsic ambitions relying on their experience and abilities. In this paper we focus on the group of solopreneurs – solo self-employed who have decided to remain as single employee businesses. What determines turnover growth and product/service innovation intentions among these firms? Within this interplay, previous experience from innovation and growth episodes, as well as entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) plays crucial roles. We empirically analyse the relationship between, and the determinants of, innovation and growth intentions using data on a large sample of UK solopreneurs. Empirical results suggest that past innovation performance and growth shape future solopreneurial intentions through an adaptive learning process given the level of perceived ESE for each future objective. Nonetheless, empirical results suggest that for female and young solopreneurs, ESE does not contribute positively to shaping sales growth and innovation intentions.

Cultivating a Greener Future: Unveiling the Mechanism for Embracing Green Innovation in the Supply Chain

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of organizational support, knowledge sharing, competitive pressure, government policy, relative advantage, and compatibility on the adoption intention of green supply chain innovation. A total of 205 valid questionnaires were collected from managerial professionals operating within the manufacturing sector of the supply chain in China. The findings suggest that factors such as organizational support, knowledge sharing, competitive pressure, government policy, relative advantage, and compatibility, collectively contribute to the adoption intention of supply chain in green innovation by addressing various aspects of organizational, environmental, and competitive contexts. The implications of these identified patterns are further elaborated.

Developing a Model of Actual Adoption Technology and Innovation for Health in Thailand

The medical hub industry is one of the industries that use new technologies and innovations as a mechanism to drive the economy in the future. With advances in technology, innovation, and personalized health, it plays an important role in supporting health care and livelihoods. Health promotion, prevention and treatment of disease, and physical rehabilitation are necessary to ensure good health and safety in life. The objective of this study is to develop a causal relationship model of the actual adoption of technology and innovation for health in Thailand and to check the consistency of the causal relationship. The research data was collected by an online questionnaire from 800 people who had used technology and innovation for health while living in Thailand from a simple sampling using a causal relationship model and a structural equation (SEM). This research has noted relationships between health belief, ease of use, credibility, consumer innovation, perceived usefulness, and attitude toward use that have a direct positive correlation with the adoption intention and actual adoption of technology and innovation. Additionally, the results also reveal that perceived credibility is one of the most important predictors of the intention to actually adopt healthcare technology and innovation. 
 
 Received: 17 May 2023 / Accepted: 26 July 2023 / Published: 5 September 2023

How Technological, Organizational, and Environmental Factors Drive Enterprise Digital Innovation: Analysis Based on the Dynamic FsQCA Approach

Improving the level of digital industry innovation is of great significance to enhance the competitiveness of China’s digital industry and improve the sustainable development advantages of the digital economy. Based on the technology–organization–environment framework (TOE framework), this paper establishes a multi-stage configuration analysis model of factors affecting enterprises’ digital innovation, selects six antecedent variables from technology, organization, and environment, including R&D investment, high-level talents, organizational size, top management team heterogeneity, industrial development speed, and regional digitalization level, and explores the driving path for improving enterprise digital innovation intention and digital innovation performance under the influence of multi-factor combinations. The results are presented that single factors or single dimensions struggle to stimulate high digital innovation, and the combination configuration of multiple factors has a significant impact. The configuration paths that drive high digital innovation intention include the technology–environment type (TE type) driven by technological and environmental factors, organization–environment type (OE type) driven by organizational and environmental factors and technology–organization–environment type (TOE type) driven by technological, organizational, and environmental factors; the configuration paths that drive high digital innovation performance include the technology–organization type (TO type) driven by technological and organizational factors, organization–environment type (OE type) driven by organizational and environmental factors. With the evolution of time, there are configuration solutions with relatively high stability, such as the TE type and OE type that drive high digital innovation intention, and the TO type that drives high digital innovation performance. The results provide a reference for revealing the key influencing factors and driving paths of enterprise digital innovation, and improving the vitality and output level of enterprise digital innovation.

The role of science fiction perception on innovator: integrating the theory of planned behavior and social support network theory

PurposeThis study aims to explore the influence of science fiction on innovators and present a comprehensive model using the theory of planned behavior and social support theory to discuss the impact of science fiction on the intention of becoming an innovation worker.Design/methodology/approachPartial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was adopted in this study and responses were obtained from 244 Chinese innovators.FindingsThe results revealed the adequacy of the proposed model and the above-mentioned constructs in explaining innovation intention. Science fiction perception was found to influence the intention of becoming an innovation worker directly. Subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and attitude directly influence the intention of becoming an innovation worker. Additionally, attitude is a mediator between science fiction perception and the intention of becoming an innovation worker. Moreover, social support network moderates the relationship between attitude and intention.Originality/valueThese results shed light on the mechanism by which science fiction influence innovators as well as provide critical managerial implications for policymakers and practitioners.

Family Firm Innovation Intentions: The Role of TMT Functional Diversity and Open Discussion

Family Firm Innovation Intentions: The Role of TMT Functional Diversity and Open Discussion

Founding Team Members’ Procrastination and their Venture Innovation Intentions

Founding Team Members’ Procrastination and their Venture Innovation Intentions

Creating an innovative culture in agribusiness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Purpose. This research aims to assess the motivational factors in creating an innovation culture in agribusiness of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by examining the organizational perspective, including organizational culture, organizational learning, market orientation, and attitude to innovation culture.
 Methodology / approach. A random cluster sampling method was used to select 100 agribusiness MSMEs in Sukoharjo Regency. This research considered exogenous latent variables, such as organizational culture, organizational learning, market orientation, and attitudes toward intention to innovate. The endogenous latent variables used were innovation intentions and innovation culture. Data were collected through an online survey and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis tools.
 Results. The results showed that organizational culture, market orientation, and attitudes influenced the intention to innovate, while the level of organizational learning did not. The intention to innovate, in turn, had a significant effect on innovative behavior, as shown in the performance of agribusiness companies. This innovative behavior was reflected in the emergence of new ideas to enhance the business, including the development of new product variants, the utilization of e-commerce for sales, and the improvement of production technology to increase cost efficiency. Therefore, there was a relationship between cultural innovation and company performance.
 Originality / scientific novelty. This research model was built based on behavioral theory and organizational culture, taking into account the difficulty and time required to develop an innovative culture within agribusiness MSMEs. These enterprises have organizational features different from medium and large companies. The objective of this research was to change the mindset of agribusiness MSMEs towards innovation, where innovation was no longer viewed as an option but rather a condition for success. Innovation became a value in fostering organizational culture.
 Practical value / implications. The practical implications of the findings were that agribusiness MSMEs should focus on efforts such as adapting to external changes, involving all employees, consistency, and a clear and long-term business vision to promote innovation. This positive attitude towards innovation could create a culture of innovation within the company, enabling MSME agribusiness to compete and develop into a better company.

Innovation and business performance in Australia: Role of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in a crisis.

This descriptive study aimed to examine entrepreneurship's and intrapreneurship's roles in translating innovation intention into performance by examining Australian businesses. The primary aim was to investigate whether innovation-active businesses outperformed non-innovation-active businesses. It used the summary data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics about business innovations during the 2020-2021 financial year. The study included intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship as mediator constructs to hypothesised research questions. The study descriptively analyzed data that compared performance increases from the 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 financial year of the COVID-19 crisis period. It found that innovation-active businesses outperformed non-innovation-active businesses. The performance increased with the size of the business, with large businesses performing best, followed by medium-sized and small businesses. There was no distinctive difference between those with innovation-active and non-innovation-active status for businesses that maintained the same or decreased performance. The Theory of Planned Behavior provided the theoretical framework for the study. The study also found businesses post-crisis have broadened their performance outlook towards a triple bottom line way of thinking, contributing to economic, social, and environmental performance. Considering the findings, the study suggests some policy changes to help businesses thrive after the COVID-19 period.

Dışsal Ortaklık Ve Yenilik Hedefleri: Sektörün Aracılık Etkisi

This study examines the effect of external partnering on innovation performance of emerging economy firms by considering different conditional factors. Firstly, the effect of innovative intent is examined to understand how the link between external partnering and innovation performance evolves. Secondly, the interaction effect between external partnering and innovative intention is further examined depending on the industry affiliation. This research argues that firms with less innovative intention leverage more from external partnering than firms with more innovative intention. Moreover, this research argues that the link between external partnering and innovative intent becomes positive for manufacturing firms and negative for service firms. Based on a dataset of 2370 firms from different industries in Turkey, this research finds support for the hypotheses.

The role of farmers' green values in creation of green innovative intention and green technology adoption behavior: Evidence from farmers grain green production.

Grain for Green Project (GGP) is one of China’s important ecological restoration projects. The key rationale of this Program is to decrease soil erosion and develop ecological conditions. The agricultural sector is putting efforts to promote green innovation and production among farmers to achieve the targets of ecological restoration projects. However, farmers’ green values could play a constructive role in building green innovative intention and green technology adoption behaviors. Based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), the present study investigates the association between farmers’ green values and green technology adoption behavior. For empirical investigation, the current study assumes that farmers’ green values positively correlate with green innovative intention and green technology adoption behavior, respectively. Further, this study proposes that green innovative intention positively impacts green technology adoption behavior. The present study also aims to determine the mediating role of green innovative intention in the relationship between farmer green values and green technology adoption behavior. This study also attempts to check the moderating role of health consciousness in the relationship between farmer green values and green innovative intention and the relationship between farmer green values and green technology adoption behavior, respectively. For empirical analyses, the present study gathered data from303 farmers in China through a structured questionnaire method using a convenient sampling technique. The present study applied partial least square structural equation modeling for empirically examining hypotheses using Smart PLS software. The findings confirmed that farmers’ green values have a positive association with green innovative intention and green technology adoption behavior, respectively. The results further verified that green innovative intention positively correlates with green technology adoption behavior. The finding also authenticated that green innovative intention positively mediates the relationship between farmers’ green values and green technology adoption behavior. The moderating role of health consciousness in the relationship between farmers’ green values and green innovative intention is also confirmed by the results of this study. However, the findings revealed that health consciousness does not moderate the relationship between farmers’ green values and green technology adoption behavior. This study’s findings serve the literature by providing empirical insight on the importance of farmers’ green values for green innovative intention and green technology adoption behavior. Moreover, the findings also have important theoretical and practical implications.