Does Green Transformational Leadership Develop Green Absorptive Capacity? The Role of Internal and External Environmental Orientation

Abstract

Numerous researchers have investigated the concept of green absorptive capacity, but relatively few studies have been performed on its antecedents. The objective of the present research was to develop and empirically test a theoretical model, which analyzes how green transformational leadership and the (internal and external) environmental orientation of business owner‒managers in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affect green absorptive capacity. The data were collected from 373 SMEs with an ISO 14001 certificate in Turkey’s manufacturing industry by the survey method. The data were examined in the SmartPLS 3 analysis program to analyze the hypotheses. According to the research findings, the green transformational leadership of business owner‒managers in SMEs and (internal and external) environmental orientation significantly influence the green absorptive capacity. The findings also revealed that (internal and external) environmental orientation partially mediates the correlation between the green transformational leadership and green absorptive capacity. Hence, this research presented new information on how green transformational leadership and the (internal and external) environmental orientation of business owner‒managers improve green absorptive capacity in SMEs.

Green Innovation Adoption in Turkish and Iranian SMEs: The Effect of Dynamic Capabilities and the Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity

“…Due to its multidimensional character of this construct, the actual effect of ACAP on an interfirm level has not been emphasized enough in the existing literature (Flatten et al, 2011). Several prior studies (Ahimbisibwe et al, 2016;Aliasghar et al, 2019Aliasghar et al, , 2023Ding et al, 2023;Fulgence et al, 2023;Flatten et al, 2011;Goaill et al, 2021;Gray, 2006;Jabarzadeh et al, 2022;Liao et al, 2003;Limaj & Bernroider, 2019;Muscio, 2007;Ozgul, 2022;Seo et al, 2016;Tufan & Mert, 2023;Uzkurt et al, 2023;Zahoor et al, 2022) have examined the role of ACAP in the context of SMEs (Flatten et al, 2011). Despite many studies (e.g.…”

“…Governments should also insist on environmental regulations to strictly follow sustainable development goals by 2030 as many steps need to be climbed to reach such vital goals at the present. They should be in constant communication with senior managers of Turkish and Iranian SMEs to substantially improve ACAP, DC and hence GI adoption since senior managers behave as important role models for other subordinates according to social learning theory (Ozgul, 2022). All those future attempts can significantly contribute to improve environmental innovation rankings and sustainable development goals commitment of both countries.…”

“…So, Turkish and Iranian SMEs can contribute to the achievement of this process by improving their GI adoption rapidly and this can also increase their desireability in their markets by consumers. Potential improvements on green ACAP and green DC of Turkish and Iranian SMEs also enhance to construct an environmentally sensitive culture (Ozgul, 2022).…”

Exploring the interplay of environmental conservation within spirituality and multicultural perspective: insights from a cross-sectional study

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KOBİ’lerde yeşil süreç inovasyonunu teşvik etmek için yeşil dönüşümcü liderliğin ve yeşil temel yeteneklerin etkilerinin incelenmesi

“…Alan yazında, yeşil inovasyonu sürdürmek için, KOBİ'lerin çevresel kaliteye daha fazla bağlılık gösteren bir liderlik tarzına sahip olmaları gerektiğine vurgu yapılmaktadır (Begum vd., 2021). Bu bağlamda yeşil dönüşümcü liderlik tarzı uygun bir liderlik tarzı olarak görülmektedir (Begum vd., 2021;Ozgul, 2022).…”