Aug 2026· Frontiers in Environmental Science· Vol 14· 0 citations· 56 references
Abstract
Tighter environmental regulations and stiffer competition are subjecting an increasing number of firms to environmental performance pressure.
This study draws on the Theory of Firm Behavior, Upper Echelons Theory, and the Red Queen Effect to examine how environmental performance industry gap affects corporate green collaborative innovation, using panel data from Chinese listed firms covering 2010–2023. It further examines the moderating roles of managerial risk preference and green strategic orientation, as well as the heterogeneity across industry attributes.
The findings reveal that environmental performance industry gap significantly promotes corporate green collaborative innovation. Managerial risk preference negatively moderates this relationship, whereas green strategic orientation exerts a positive moderating effect. In addition, heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that this driving effect is significant in low-carbon industries but not in high-carbon ones.
The conclusions provide an integrated perspective for understanding the driving mechanisms of corporate green collaborative innovation and offer meaningful implications for promoting corporate green transformation and for governments to formulate differentiated environmental policies.
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Conducting empirical analysis...
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As digital transformation accelerates and the transition toward sustainable development intensifies, improving corporate environmental performance has become essential for achieving green and low-carbon development. However, limited attention has been paid to the multiple pathways through which digital transformation a...
