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Environmental entrepreneurship orientation and duality of goals: The moderating roles of public and private knowledge

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Expanding dynamic capability theory, we propose environmental entrepreneurship orientation (EEO) as a dynamic capability to achieve a duality of goals—the simultaneous and synergistic realization of environmental and economic performance. We conceptualize a moderating effect of a company's knowledge base (public or private) on the relationship between EEO and the duality of goals. We test our hypothesis in Spanish companies by applying partial least squares modeling. We find that: a) EEO relates positively to both environmental and economic performance, b) public knowledge enhances the relation between EEO and environmental performance, and c) private knowledge strengthens the relation between EEO and economic performance. The implication of our findings is that firms need to simultaneously access public and private knowledge to optimize the influence of EEO on attaining this duality of goals.

Source: Business Strategy and the Environment

DOI: 10.1002/bse.4014

Authors: Ana Labella‐Fernández, Javier Martínez‐del‐Río, Diego A. Vázquez‐Brust, Jose J. Céspedes‐Lorente

Institutions: University of Almería, University of Portsmouth

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,270

Funders: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, European Regional Development Fund, Agencia Estatal de Investigación