How does top management’s environmental awareness influence green innovation: The moderating role of absorptive capacity and slack resources

Name and surname of author:

Ying Yang, Jiaxin Zhao, Xiu-e Zhang

Early Access publication date:

10.01.2025

Keywords:

Top management’s environmental awareness, green innovation, absorptive capacity, unabsorbed slack resources, absorbed slack resources

JEL clasification:

M14 - Corporate Culture - Social Responsibility

DOI (& full text):

https://doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-5-003

Anotation:

Based on the upper echelons theory, dynamic capability theory, and resource-based view, this study explores the impact of top management’s environmental awareness (TMEA) on green innovation (GI), the moderating role of absorptive capacity (AC) and slack resources (SR). Using the data of A-shared listed manufacturing firms in China from 2010–2023, this study finds that TMEA has a significant positive effect on GI. Furthermore, AC and unabsorbed slack resources (USR) strengthen the effect of TMEA on GI, whereas absorbed slack resources (ASR) weaken the effect of TMEA on GI. The results provide a more comprehensive understanding for enterprises to implement GI, expand boundary conditions between TMEA and GI, and contribute to the improvement of research on GI.

APA Style Citation:

Yang, Y., Zhao, J., & Zhang, X. (2025). How does top management’s environmental awareness influence green innovation: The moderating role of absorptive capacity and slack resources. E&M Economics and Management, Vol. ahead-of-print(No. aheadof-print). https://doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-5-003