Green Environmental Management System to Support Environmental Performance: What Factors Influence SMEs to Adopt Green Innovations?

Abstract

In the current era of high environmental uncertainty, the advancement of green technologies has led to innovative practices in the manufacturing sector, becoming the preferred approach for achieving sustainable development in today’s business markets. Manufacturing firms require green innovation to improve their environmental performance and monitor operations effectively, but the adoption and implementation of these innovations is still low among manufacturing industries. To bridge this gap, a study was conducted using resource-based view (RBV) theory and the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework to develop and validate a model that encourages firms to adopt green innovation. A survey was administered to 179 respondents from manufacturing firms, and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The integrated constructs of the model—perceived benefits, top management support, coercive pressure, normative pressure, and mimetic pressure—all predicted green management accounting practices. Additionally, the study found that green management accounting practices directly and significantly impacted green environmental performance. The developed model provides clear implications for decision makers, highlighting the importance of adopting green practices and innovative technologies in order to enhance environmental performance. Advanced green technologies have shown a significant connection between green management accounting practices and environmental performance, particularly in developing economies.

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