Green resource orchestration: A critical appraisal of the use of resource orchestration in environmental management research, and a research agenda for future study

Abstract

Resource orchestration (RO) is a strategic management framework that details various processes by which how firms structure, bundle, and leverage resources. This study reviews how RO has been considered in environmental management research. The review highlights some limitations on how RO has been used in studies on environmental management, and it also illustrates a lack of knowledge accumulation in the field. To realize the full potential of RO, the concept of green RO is developed. Green RO (GRO) is defined as a firm's capability to coordinate and manage the structuring of resources and the bundling and leveraging of capabilities to create economic value for the company while simultaneously creating environmental benefits. Three main research areas for GRO are described: GRO as an organizational or managerial meta‐capability, management of specific GRO processes, and the synchronization of several GRO processes.

Network embeddedness and manufacturing SMEs’ green innovation performance: the moderating role of resource orchestration capability

“…, 2020). Andersén (2023) identified three research agendas for green resource orchestration in environmental management: conceptualizing green resource orchestration as an organizational or managerial meta-capability, managing specific green resource orchestration processes, and synchronizing multiple green resource orchestration processes. Inspired by this, this study extends the application of resource orchestration to green innovation by conceptualizing it as a capability.…”

“…, 2007; Wales et al. , 2013; Andersén, 2023). With a robust resource orchestration capability, enterprises can adeptly discern valuable technology and market resources within network embeddedness.…”

“…However, whether the network innovation resources can be transformed into actual innovation benefits depends on the firm's ability to manage internal and external resources effectively (Wales et al, 2013). Resource orchestration capability is critical for reducing internal conflict and increasing the complementarity of resources within the firm (Sirmon et al, 2007;Wales et al, 2013;Anders en, 2023). With a robust resource orchestration capability, enterprises can adeptly discern valuable technology and market resources within network embeddedness.…”

Traders as ecosystem orchestrators for sustainable foods supply chain transformation

“…RO theory proposes structuring, bundling, and leveraging firm resources at the breadth or scope of the firm activities, depth or internal levels of the firm, and life cycle stages of the firm (Sirmon et al, 2011). The RO framework has been adapted for green RO to include the natural environment with value creation and economic performance (Andersén, 2023). RO capability at both breadth and depth search levels has been associated with a better ability to identify external practical knowledge for "green" innovations up to a limit in the form of flattening the inverted U-shaped relationship (Wang et al, 2020).…”