Despite the prevalence of photographs in corporate sustainability reporting, their use is not yet sufficiently understood. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first large‐scale study in the field. Introducing a novel machine‐supported approach, we assess environmental photograph utilization based on a sample of 45,228 photographs contained in 1,463 separately disclosed sustainability reports from European firms between 2011 and 2020. We find that against the overall trend of decreasing photograph utilization, the share of environmentally themed photographs has markedly increased. Furthermore, operating in an environmentally sensitive industry is strongly associated with a substantially larger share of photographs depicting environmental subject matter. Lastly, we observe that companies signal their superior environmental performance through greater utilization of environmental photographs. By introducing a novel machine‐supported approach to analyzing photographs, this study makes a methodological contribution to the field of sustainability reporting. Our results also have important practical implications.
{"title":"Environmental photograph use in corporate sustainability reporting: A machine‐supported visual content analysis","authors":"Lorenz Fenk","doi":"10.1002/bse.4035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4035","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the prevalence of photographs in corporate sustainability reporting, their use is not yet sufficiently understood. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first large‐scale study in the field. Introducing a novel machine‐supported approach, we assess environmental photograph utilization based on a sample of 45,228 photographs contained in 1,463 separately disclosed sustainability reports from European firms between 2011 and 2020. We find that against the overall trend of decreasing photograph utilization, the share of environmentally themed photographs has markedly increased. Furthermore, operating in an environmentally sensitive industry is strongly associated with a substantially larger share of photographs depicting environmental subject matter. Lastly, we observe that companies signal their superior environmental performance through greater utilization of environmental photographs. By introducing a novel machine‐supported approach to analyzing photographs, this study makes a methodological contribution to the field of sustainability reporting. Our results also have important practical implications.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142594584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giovanna Ferraro, Renato Passaro, Ivana Quinto, Antonio Thomas
For several years, companies have made strategic changes to align with sustainable development principles by developing eco‐innovations. While research consistently highlights the positive impact of eco‐innovations on organisational performance, the factors driving these initiatives—particularly within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs)—remain less clear. This inconsistency is due to the heterogeneity of SMEs and their high sensitivity to external contexts. To address this issue, our study delves into the role of competencies, technological factors and networking in shaping the environmental innovation capabilities of a homogeneous SME population in terms of sector, age, size, legal status, geographical location and orientation towards innovation. Using the partial least squares approach, we find that competencies and technological factors are the key drivers of eco‐innovation, while networking shows no significant effect. These findings contribute to the existing literature by underlining the fundamental importance of internal skills and technological adoption for fostering eco‐innovation. They also suggest that networking becomes essential in environments lacking robust public and private support mechanisms for SME growth. Considering the rapid and turbulent changes, driven by the dual needs of sustainability and competitiveness, our results offer useful and critical advice for policymakers to define more appropriate and effective policies.
{"title":"The process supporting the emergence of the environmental innovation capabilities within small businesses: An empirical investigation","authors":"Giovanna Ferraro, Renato Passaro, Ivana Quinto, Antonio Thomas","doi":"10.1002/bse.4015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4015","url":null,"abstract":"For several years, companies have made strategic changes to align with sustainable development principles by developing eco‐innovations. While research consistently highlights the positive impact of eco‐innovations on organisational performance, the factors driving these initiatives—particularly within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs)—remain less clear. This inconsistency is due to the heterogeneity of SMEs and their high sensitivity to external contexts. To address this issue, our study delves into the role of competencies, technological factors and networking in shaping the environmental innovation capabilities of a homogeneous SME population in terms of sector, age, size, legal status, geographical location and orientation towards innovation. Using the partial least squares approach, we find that competencies and technological factors are the key drivers of eco‐innovation, while networking shows no significant effect. These findings contribute to the existing literature by underlining the fundamental importance of internal skills and technological adoption for fostering eco‐innovation. They also suggest that networking becomes essential in environments lacking robust public and private support mechanisms for SME growth. Considering the rapid and turbulent changes, driven by the dual needs of sustainability and competitiveness, our results offer useful and critical advice for policymakers to define more appropriate and effective policies.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142580033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Waheed Akhtar, Nadia Zahoor, Muhammad Aamir Shafiq Khan, Samuel Adomako
Several studies have unveiled that green human resource management (GHRM) positively affects employees' voluntary green behaviors at work. However, the literature has overlooked the influence of GHRM on employee beyond‐work green activism—employees' participation in different environmental campaigns and initiatives and supporting/influencing organizations, environmental groups, and political actions aimed at protecting the natural environment. We hypothesize that GHRM leads to employee beyond‐work green activism directly and indirectly via green organizational learning. The present study also tests the moderating role of responsible leadership in the GHRM‐green organizational learning link. Multisource survey data collected using the time‐lagged strategy supported the proposed relationships. The findings offer important recommendations for managers that can help them signify the role of business organizations and HR practices in protecting the natural environment.
{"title":"Triggering employee green activism through green human resource management: The role of green organizational learning and responsible leadership","authors":"Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Waheed Akhtar, Nadia Zahoor, Muhammad Aamir Shafiq Khan, Samuel Adomako","doi":"10.1002/bse.4028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4028","url":null,"abstract":"Several studies have unveiled that green human resource management (GHRM) positively affects employees' voluntary green behaviors at work. However, the literature has overlooked the influence of GHRM on employee beyond‐work green activism—employees' participation in different environmental campaigns and initiatives and supporting/influencing organizations, environmental groups, and political actions aimed at protecting the natural environment. We hypothesize that GHRM leads to employee beyond‐work green activism directly and indirectly via green organizational learning. The present study also tests the moderating role of responsible leadership in the GHRM‐green organizational learning link. Multisource survey data collected using the time‐lagged strategy supported the proposed relationships. The findings offer important recommendations for managers that can help them signify the role of business organizations and HR practices in protecting the natural environment.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142588870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nitin Ram, Parvez Ahmad, Agnes Toth‐Peter, Rui de Torres de Oliveira, GVRK Acharyulu
The exponential growth of e‐commerce brings the need for sustainable business models to address the negative environmental impacts of packaging. This study used a bibliometric analysis, the theory of planned behaviour and stakeholder theory to explore the behavioural intentions of consumers in adopting a circular economy model for e‐commerce packaging materials. Surveying 362 respondents in the Indian market, our findings revealed e‐commerce users were likely to participate in a closed‐loop system, with environmental concern and attitude emerging as pivotal factors. The study's novelty lies in examining consumers' willingness to engage in circular economy practices, using an extended model of the theory of planned behaviour. We propose leveraging existing reverse logistics networks for e‐commerce packaging that incorporate circular economy principles for packaging sustainability. The study contributes to the theory by emphasising the primacy of environmental concerns over financial incentives in motivating consumer participation in the emerging economies context. We advance the prioritisation of environmental considerations by e‐commerce consumers, which necessitates a focus on education and knowledge development on the circular economy. Building upon our findings from the Indian market context, we propose key recommendations for practice and policy, which could be applicable to other emerging markets and contribute to their CE adoption.
{"title":"Developing a circular economy framework for e‐commerce packaging materials: A study on behavioural intentions of online consumers","authors":"Nitin Ram, Parvez Ahmad, Agnes Toth‐Peter, Rui de Torres de Oliveira, GVRK Acharyulu","doi":"10.1002/bse.4020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4020","url":null,"abstract":"The exponential growth of e‐commerce brings the need for sustainable business models to address the negative environmental impacts of packaging. This study used a bibliometric analysis, the theory of planned behaviour and stakeholder theory to explore the behavioural intentions of consumers in adopting a circular economy model for e‐commerce packaging materials. Surveying 362 respondents in the Indian market, our findings revealed e‐commerce users were likely to participate in a closed‐loop system, with environmental concern and attitude emerging as pivotal factors. The study's novelty lies in examining consumers' willingness to engage in circular economy practices, using an extended model of the theory of planned behaviour. We propose leveraging existing reverse logistics networks for e‐commerce packaging that incorporate circular economy principles for packaging sustainability. The study contributes to the theory by emphasising the primacy of environmental concerns over financial incentives in motivating consumer participation in the emerging economies context. We advance the prioritisation of environmental considerations by e‐commerce consumers, which necessitates a focus on education and knowledge development on the circular economy. Building upon our findings from the Indian market context, we propose key recommendations for practice and policy, which could be applicable to other emerging markets and contribute to their CE adoption.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142580222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karen Gloria Vargas‐Santander, Susana Álvarez‐Diez, Samuel Baixauli‐Soler, María Belda‐Ruiz
The term sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria has gained greater importance globally in recent decades. As social and environmental issues increase, firms are advocating the need to be more sustainable. However, in this scenario, corporate controversies still persist, and an analysis of their causes is required. This study focuses on establishing the relationship between financial constraints (FC) and ESG controversies and on determining whether the country context might modify the controversial behaviours of financially constrained firms. Through a Tobit analysis for panel data—and using a sample of firms with headquarters in 47 countries—our results show a positive and significant influence of FC on ESG controversies. In addition, our evidence confirms that country context impacts relationships within the firm, and that opting for controversial activities is increasingly less viable for firms located in countries where there is institutionalized sustainability.
{"title":"Do financial constraints lead to environmental, social and governance controversies? The role of country context","authors":"Karen Gloria Vargas‐Santander, Susana Álvarez‐Diez, Samuel Baixauli‐Soler, María Belda‐Ruiz","doi":"10.1002/bse.4025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4025","url":null,"abstract":"The term sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria has gained greater importance globally in recent decades. As social and environmental issues increase, firms are advocating the need to be more sustainable. However, in this scenario, corporate controversies still persist, and an analysis of their causes is required. This study focuses on establishing the relationship between financial constraints (FC) and ESG controversies and on determining whether the country context might modify the controversial behaviours of financially constrained firms. Through a Tobit analysis for panel data—and using a sample of firms with headquarters in 47 countries—our results show a positive and significant influence of FC on ESG controversies. In addition, our evidence confirms that country context impacts relationships within the firm, and that opting for controversial activities is increasingly less viable for firms located in countries where there is institutionalized sustainability.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RETRACTION: Exploring antecedents for the circular economy capability of micro, small and medium enterprises: An empirical study","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/bse.4033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The holistic reshaping and advancement of the global economy inherently demand the creation of synergies between digitization and environmentally sustainable development practices. This study pioneers an evaluation of the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings on corporate digital technology innovation, contrasting with existing literature. Using data from A‐share listed firms for 2011–2020, our research reveals that implementing ESG ratings stimulates corporate digital technology innovation across various dimensions, thereby confirming the presence of the Porter hypothesis in the digital era. Furthermore, these findings are substantiated through the utilization of various methodologies, such as synthetic difference‐in‐differences (SDID), multi‐period DID, event studies, and staggered DID. In addition, mechanism tests delve into the underlying channels through which ESG ratings stimulate corporate digital technology innovation, elucidating their ability to promote innovation through motivation stimulus and resource supply effects. Moreover, the heterogeneity analysis carried out in this study uncovers diverse effects on digital technology innovation stemming from factors such as firm characteristics, industry competitiveness, industry nature, regional intellectual property protection (IPP), and factor market development. Nevertheless, companies should refrain from blindly pursuing high ESG ratings to avoid overcorrecting because there is an inverse U‐shape relationship between ESG ratings and corporate digital technology innovation. These findings provide the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for the widescale utilization of ESG ratings. Thus, they offer useful guidance for executives and other policymakers aiming to foster a win–win scenario of digitization and green development.
全球经济的全面重塑和进步必然要求在数字化和环境可持续发展实践之间创造协同效应。本研究开创性地评估了环境、社会和治理（ESG）评级对企业数字技术创新的影响，与现有文献形成鲜明对比。通过使用 2011-2020 年 A 股上市公司的数据，我们的研究发现，实施环境、社会和治理评级能从多个维度刺激企业数字技术创新，从而证实了波特假说在数字时代的存在。此外，我们还运用了多种方法，如合成差分法（SDID）、多期差分法（DID）、事件研究法和交错差分法（DID）等，证实了上述研究结论。此外，机制检验深入探讨了 ESG 评级刺激企业数字技术创新的潜在渠道，阐明了 ESG 评级通过动机刺激和资源供给效应促进创新的能力。此外，本研究进行的异质性分析揭示了企业特征、行业竞争力、行业性质、地区知识产权保护（IPP）和要素市场发展等因素对数字技术创新的不同影响。然而，由于ESG评级与企业数字技术创新之间存在反U型关系，因此企业应避免盲目追求高ESG评级，以免矫枉过正。这些发现为ESG评级的广泛应用提供了理论基础和实证证据。因此，它们为企业高管和其他旨在促进数字化与绿色发展双赢局面的政策制定者提供了有益的指导。
{"title":"Can ESG ratings drive digital innovation in enterprises? Exploring Porter's hypothesis in the digital era","authors":"Zhen Wang","doi":"10.1002/bse.4037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4037","url":null,"abstract":"The holistic reshaping and advancement of the global economy inherently demand the creation of synergies between digitization and environmentally sustainable development practices. This study pioneers an evaluation of the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings on corporate digital technology innovation, contrasting with existing literature. Using data from A‐share listed firms for 2011–2020, our research reveals that implementing ESG ratings stimulates corporate digital technology innovation across various dimensions, thereby confirming the presence of the Porter hypothesis in the digital era. Furthermore, these findings are substantiated through the utilization of various methodologies, such as synthetic difference‐in‐differences (SDID), multi‐period DID, event studies, and staggered DID. In addition, mechanism tests delve into the underlying channels through which ESG ratings stimulate corporate digital technology innovation, elucidating their ability to promote innovation through motivation stimulus and resource supply effects. Moreover, the heterogeneity analysis carried out in this study uncovers diverse effects on digital technology innovation stemming from factors such as firm characteristics, industry competitiveness, industry nature, regional intellectual property protection (IPP), and factor market development. Nevertheless, companies should refrain from blindly pursuing high ESG ratings to avoid overcorrecting because there is an inverse U‐shape relationship between ESG ratings and corporate digital technology innovation. These findings provide the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for the widescale utilization of ESG ratings. Thus, they offer useful guidance for executives and other policymakers aiming to foster a win–win scenario of digitization and green development.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigates the motivations behind firms disclosing their waste production. Analyzing data from S&P 500 companies spanning from 2010 to 2018, we explore the influence of board characteristics on this corporate decision. Our findings reveal that firms with a higher proportion of female directors or independent directors, the establishment of a sustainability committee, and external verification of their sustainability reports are more inclined to disclose their waste production. Further examination demonstrates variations in these trends across firms with distinct characteristics. In particular, the impact of female directors proves especially significant for larger, younger firms with higher leverage, a greater number of employees, or firms compliant with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Conversely, the presence of a sustainability committee appears to have a more pronounced impact on smaller, younger, and less profitable firms that do not comply with GRI standards.
{"title":"Does waste disclosure waste?","authors":"Min Bai, Yafeng Qin, Avijit Dasgupta","doi":"10.1002/bse.4030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4030","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the motivations behind firms disclosing their waste production. Analyzing data from S&P 500 companies spanning from 2010 to 2018, we explore the influence of board characteristics on this corporate decision. Our findings reveal that firms with a higher proportion of female directors or independent directors, the establishment of a sustainability committee, and external verification of their sustainability reports are more inclined to disclose their waste production. Further examination demonstrates variations in these trends across firms with distinct characteristics. In particular, the impact of female directors proves especially significant for larger, younger firms with higher leverage, a greater number of employees, or firms compliant with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Conversely, the presence of a sustainability committee appears to have a more pronounced impact on smaller, younger, and less profitable firms that do not comply with GRI standards.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Industry 4.0 refers to a set of technologies that facilitate the development of value chain, resulting in shorter lead times, higher quality products and better organisational performance. These innovative smart technologies have the potential to address widespread sustainability concerns, while having the capacity to enhance production, and can morally impact sustainable development. Recently, manufacturing sector has vital influence on environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability, owing to their substantial demands on energy, water, materials and other resources. The goal of this study is to analyse sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) research studies with an emphasis on manufacturing domain. To clarify how these revolutionary technologies might affect sustainability of manufacturing industries, systematic literature review (SLR) of prior studies on sustainable manufacturing and I4.0 featuring from its conception to performance measures was done. To conduct the review, literature search was directed using SCOPUS and Web of Science databases. A total of 442 articles that were published in reputed journals between 2009 and 2022 were shortlisted for comprehensive review. The study conclusions gave vital information on several viewpoints of sustainable I4.0 in manufacturing organisation. A conceptual framework with five layers based on SLR was established to direct and aid manufacturing industries towards sustainable I4.0 implementation. The framework supports manufacturing sector to focus on sustainable I4.0 for sustainable economic value creation and development using digital technologies.
{"title":"State of art review on sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0","authors":"Nagarajan Harikannan, Sekar Vinodh","doi":"10.1002/bse.4013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4013","url":null,"abstract":"Industry 4.0 refers to a set of technologies that facilitate the development of value chain, resulting in shorter lead times, higher quality products and better organisational performance. These innovative smart technologies have the potential to address widespread sustainability concerns, while having the capacity to enhance production, and can morally impact sustainable development. Recently, manufacturing sector has vital influence on environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability, owing to their substantial demands on energy, water, materials and other resources. The goal of this study is to analyse sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) research studies with an emphasis on manufacturing domain. To clarify how these revolutionary technologies might affect sustainability of manufacturing industries, systematic literature review (SLR) of prior studies on sustainable manufacturing and I4.0 featuring from its conception to performance measures was done. To conduct the review, literature search was directed using SCOPUS and Web of Science databases. A total of 442 articles that were published in reputed journals between 2009 and 2022 were shortlisted for comprehensive review. The study conclusions gave vital information on several viewpoints of sustainable I4.0 in manufacturing organisation. A conceptual framework with five layers based on SLR was established to direct and aid manufacturing industries towards sustainable I4.0 implementation. The framework supports manufacturing sector to focus on sustainable I4.0 for sustainable economic value creation and development using digital technologies.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sepide Mehrabi, Maral Mahdad, Jos Bijman, Celia Cholez, Juan Carlos Perez Mesa, Cynthia Giagnocavo
Using the lens of the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities, this article sheds light on the scaling pathways (scaling up, out, and deep) of sustainability‐oriented innovation business models (SOI BMs). Empirical data from 20 small‐sized agri‐food organizations working on SOI as a core BM value proposition was collected and analyzed. We categorized microfoundations of dynamic capabilities of these organizations through multi‐layered deductive and abductive coding and a two‐level analysis and showed they are interconnected. Our results also highlight that specific microfoundations of dynamic capabilities mutually reinforce each other and collectively result in the realization of each scaling pathway. Our cross‐case analysis shows interdependence amongst scaling pathways, where the success of one is a prerequisite for another. This research offers a framework to unpack scaling pathways and provides important insights into scaling strategies and practices for developing SOI BMs, benefiting researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
本文以动态能力的微观基础为视角，揭示了以可持续性为导向的创新商业模式（SOI BMs）的扩展路径（向上扩展、向外扩展和向纵深扩展）。本文收集并分析了 20 家小型农业食品组织的经验数据，这些组织将 SOI 作为核心商业模式的价值主张。我们通过多层次的演绎和归纳编码以及两层分析，对这些组织动态能力的微观基础进行了分类，并显示出它们之间的相互联系。我们的结果还强调，动态能力的特定微观基础相互促进，共同促成了每种扩展途径的实现。我们的跨案例分析表明了扩展途径之间的相互依存性，其中一个途径的成功是另一个途径的先决条件。这项研究为解读扩展路径提供了一个框架，并为开发 SOI BM 的扩展战略和实践提供了重要见解，使研究人员、从业人员和决策者受益匪浅。
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