A new insight into environmental innovation: Does the maturity of environmental management systems matter?

Green Process Innovation and Innovation Benefit: The Mediating Effect of Firm Image

“…We got a total of 284 questionnaires, including 267 valid questionnaires. The effective response rate was 53.4%, which is similar to previous studies of firms' green innovation practices (e.g., [4,45,53,61]), where response rates were 22.7%, 24.7%, 51%, and 32%, respectively.…”

“…In the context of green innovation research, some studies use information from open database, such as the Community Innovation Surveys of the European Commission [59,60], the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel carried out by the Spanish National Statistics Institute [1]; others use survey data carried out by the research team [6,24,34,61]. Because there is no such special innovation database in China, we designed the questionnaire on the basis of prior research and carried out the survey.…”

In Persuit of Eco-innovation. Drivers and Consequences of Eco-innovation at Firm Level

“…Therefore, the development of green products can represent a tool for achieving competitive advantage (Dangelico and Pontrandolfo 2010). Regarding the market concentration, Inoue et al (2013) found that companies with fewer than five competitors do not have to fight short-term competition and, therefore, can afford to devote their resources to environmental R&D activities in a long-term perspective. The results indicate that if a company operated in an oligopolistic market, the environmental R&D expenditures as a percentage of total R&D expenditures may be higher (Inoue et al 2013).…”

“…Regarding the market concentration, Inoue et al (2013) found that companies with fewer than five competitors do not have to fight short-term competition and, therefore, can afford to devote their resources to environmental R&D activities in a long-term perspective. The results indicate that if a company operated in an oligopolistic market, the environmental R&D expenditures as a percentage of total R&D expenditures may be higher (Inoue et al 2013). Moreover, Yalabik and Fairchild (2011) examined the combination of consumer, regulatory and competitive pressure effects on the firm's investment in environmental innovation, and they found that competition can be considered an effective driver of environmental innovation, when dealing with environmentally sensitive customers.…”

“…Another important driver that triggers eco-innovation is competition (Bansal and Roth 2000;Dangelico and Pontrandolfo 2010;Yalabik and Fairchild 2011;Inoue et al 2013;Li 2014). Competitiveness has been defined as "the potential for ecological responsiveness to improve long-term profitability" (Bansal and Roth 2000, 724).…”