Towards achieving the sustainable development goal 9: Analyzing the role of green innovation culture on market performance of Chinese SMEs

Frontiers in Psychology

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Changjing Wei¹  Xuesen Cai¹  Xiaowei Song¹ 

[1] School of Management, Ocean University of China

关键词: green innovation;    Market performance;    Green innovation culture;    Marketing innovation;    Product innovation;    Small and medium-sized enterprises;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1018915

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Green innovation culture is essential to the Chinese 14th five-year plan aligned with sustainable development goal 9. This study examines the relationship between green innovation culture and market performance of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We evaluated hypothesis by taking a sample of 564 SMEs employees in China through an online survey. The structural equation modelling (SEM) method is used to analyze data. The findings showed that green innovation culture positively influence product and marketing innovation. Similarly, marketing innovation positively affects product innovation and market performance. In addition, product innovation has a substantial effect on market performance. The outcomes of this study imply that SMEs in emerging economies should concentrate on green innovation culture to improve their market performance. In addition, the identification of study limitations and suggestions for further research are also addressed for all stakeholders involved with SMEs.

【 授权许可】

CC BY