Effects of supply chain learning on green innovation and moderating role of green transformational leadership
International Journal of Emerging Markets
ISSN: 1746-8809
Article publication date: 21 September 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study examines the effect of supply chain (SC) learning (i.e. supplier and customer learnings) on green innovation (i.e. green product and process innovations) and investigates the moderating role of green transformational leadership in the SC learning-green innovation linkage in the construction industry.
Design/methodology/approach
Data are gathered from construction firms in Vietnam by a questionnaire survey. Hypotheses of the study framework are tested by hierarchical regression analysis.
Findings
Both supplier and customer learnings have positive effects on green innovation (both green process and product innovations). Furthermore, green transformational leadership moderates the linkage between supplier learning and green innovation but does not moderate the linkage between customer learning and green innovation.
Practical implications
Construction firms need to constantly develop capabilities of SC learning for promoting their green innovation.
Originality/value
The present study is one of the first attempts in construction that investigates the importance of SC learning to achieving green innovation as well as the role of green transformational leadership for strengthening the effect of green learning on green innovation.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for funding this research. This research is also funded by Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo, Japan.
Since acceptance of this article, the following author(s) have updated their affiliation(s): Tho Pham is at the Faculty of Business Administration, Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo, Japan and can be contacted at: phamt@tku.ac.jp.
Citation
Pham, T. and Pham, H.T. (2023), "Effects of supply chain learning on green innovation and moderating role of green transformational leadership", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2022-0268
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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