Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.1962381
Effects of R&D, networking and leadership roles on environmental innovation adoption in Vietnam’s SMEs
Le Thanh Ha
Doan Ngoc Thang
To Trung Thanh
Abstract
Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute a
majority of firms, they still have little knowledge about environmental issues and generally encounter difficulties when integrating environmental aspects into their activities. Similar arguments
are also highlighted by Ha et al. in the case of Vietnam.
This paper, therefore, builds a guideline for promoting SMEs’
organisational environmental innovation adoption based on
Environmental Standard Certification (ESC) by investigating the
effects of R&D, networking, and leadership roles in Vietnam. By
using SME survey data in Vietnam from 2011 to 2015, the empirical results show that R&D spending and organisational capabilities proxied by already owning ESC are positively associated with
green innovation implementation. We also find that either collaboration with different partners, including competitors, banks, and
public agents or communication networks, affects firms’ decisions
on green innovations. The demographic characteristics of managers such as gender, educational level, and knowledge about the
environmental laws play determining roles in these decisions.
Finally, we advanced the literature by indicating the moderating
effects of men in leadership roles and leaders with better related
knowledge on the impacts of firms’ internal resources (R&D) and
firms’ international orientation (export).
Keywords
SMEs; environment standard certificate; networks; leadership roles; Vietnam
Hrčak ID:
302040
URI
Publication date:
31.3.2023.
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