Green intellectual capital and ambidextrous green innovation: The impact on environmental performance

Kaveh Asiaei; Neale G O'Connor; Omid Barani; Mahesh Joshi

doi:10.1002/bse.3136

journal article Open Access May 26, 2022

Green intellectual capital and ambidextrous green innovation: The impact on environmental performance

Kaveh Asiaei

Neale G O'Connor Omid Barani

Mahesh Joshi

Business Strategy and the Environment Vol. 32 No. 1 pp. 369-386 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThis study relies on a unique synthesis of ambidexterity theory and the natural resource orchestration approach to investigate how green intellectual capital elements, namely green human, structural, and relational capital, along with ambidextrous green innovation, trigger a synergy in favor of environmental performance. In particular, this paper primarily aims to test the mediating role of ambidextrous green innovation in the relationship between green intellectual capital and environmental performance. Based on a survey of 105 Iranian public listed companies, the results indicate that green intellectual capital elements are not directly associated with environmental performance. Instead, they influence environmental performance only through the channel of ambidextrous green innovation as a mediating variable. This is the first study to simultaneously embed the resource orchestration theory in the green intellectual capital and ambidexterity literature. The findings of the current study offer new insights into the issue of how organizations gain maximum benefit from the orchestration of their various green assets and capabilities, including green intellectual capital and ambidextrous green innovation.

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Published: May 26, 2022
Vol/Issue: 32(1)
Pages: 369-386
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Authors

K

Kaveh Asiaei

Department of Accounting, School of Business Monash University Malaysia Bandar Sunway Malaysia

N

Neale G O'Connor

Department of Accounting, School of Business Monash University Malaysia Bandar Sunway Malaysia

O

Omid Barani

Young Researchers and Elite Club Mashhad Iran

M

Mahesh Joshi

School of Accounting Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University Melbourne Australia

Cite This Article

Kaveh Asiaei, Neale G O'Connor, Omid Barani, et al. (2022). Green intellectual capital and ambidextrous green innovation: The impact on environmental performance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(1), 369-386. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3136

Green intellectual capital and ambidextrous green innovation: The impact on environmental performance

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