Green learning orientation and corporate environmental performance: the mediation role of green knowledge acquisition-management and the moderating role of CEO-gender
Abstract
Purpose
The study aims to examine the role of green learning orientation, green knowledge acquisition and green knowledge management in fostering corporate environmental performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. In addition, this research assesses the moderating role of chief executive officer (CEO) gender between green knowledge management and corporate environmental performance. Finally, this study examines the sequential mediating role of green knowledge acquisition and green knowledge management.
Design/methodology/approach
The study collected the data of 300 SMEs’ CEOs taken from five different provinces in China. The study used a partial least squares regression-based structural equation modelling technique.
Findings
The findings revealed that green learning orientation plays an important role in increasing SMEs’ corporate environmental performance. The results showed that green knowledge acquisition and green knowledge management serially and completely mediate the relationship between green learning orientation and corporate environmental performance.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study addressing the sequence of knowledge orientation, acquisition, management and results in terms of corporate environmental performance. Meanwhile, this study is the first to examine the indirect role of CEO gender on the relationship between green knowledge management and corporate environmental performance. As decisions are taken by the top management and CEO, especially in the case of SMEs, the role of top management and how well top management uses the knowledge acquired by the organization matters significantly.
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Acknowledgements
The authors wish to convey their appreciation to the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and anonymous reviewers for the great effort and time that they have invested in providing constructive reviews.
Erratum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article Rehman, R.U., Ahmad, M.I., Belas, J., Battisti, E. and Santoro, G. (2024), “Green learning orientation and corporate environmental performance: the mediation role of green knowledge acquisition-management and the moderating role of CEO-gender”, Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2023-0752, contained the incorrect affiliations for Ramiz Ur Rehman and Muhammad Ishfaq Ahmad. This error was introduced during the production process. Ramiz Ur Rehman – Faculty of Business, Sohar International School, Sohar, Oman and Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK has been changed to Sohar University, Sohar, Oman and Teesside International Business School, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK. Muhammad Ishfaq Ahmad – Lahore Business school, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan and Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK has been changed to Lahore Business school, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan and Teesside International Business School, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK. The publisher sincerely apologises for this error and for any confusion caused.
Citation
Rehman, R.U., Ahmad, M.I., Belas, J., Battisti, E. and Santoro, G. (2024), "Green learning orientation and corporate environmental performance: the mediation role of green knowledge acquisition-management and the moderating role of CEO-gender", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2023-0752
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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