Purpose

Understanding the factors that advance green innovation is crucial for firms to deal with the complexity of green innovation. In light of this, this study aims to explore the influence of supply chain knowledge, non-supply chain learning and corporate reputation on green innovation.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses a quantitative research approach where data is gathered from managers of 208 small and medium enterprises in Ghana using survey questionnaires. The structural equation modeling is used to analyze the survey data.

Findings

The findings reveal supply chain knowledge relates positively with non-supply chain learning, corporate reputation and green innovation. Corporate reputation also impacts green innovation positively and provides partial mediation effect between supply chain knowledge and green innovation. Meanwhile, non-supply chain learning does not relate positively with green innovation as well as fails to mediate the impact of supply chain knowledge on green innovation.

Originality/value

This study contributes to knowledge in the mediating mechanisms of corporate reputation and non-supply chain learning between supply chain knowledge and green innovation. Through this, the authors propose a theoretical model to explain how firms can leverage supply chain knowledge, corporate reputation and non-supply chain learning to improve green innovation and can serve as the basis for further theoretical and empirical research in innovation and external sources of knowledge.

中文翻译：

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供应链知识如何促进绿色创新？企业声誉与非供应链学习的中介机制

目的

了解推动绿色创新的因素对于企业应对绿色创新的复杂性至关重要。有鉴于此，本研究旨在探讨供应链知识、非供应链学习和企业声誉对绿色创新的影响。

设计/方法/方法

本研究采用定量研究方法，使用调查问卷从加纳 208 家中小企业的经理那里收集数据。结构方程模型用于分析调查数据。

发现

研究结果表明，供应链知识与非供应链学习、企业声誉和绿色创新正相关。企业声誉也对绿色创新产生积极影响，并在供应链知识和绿色创新之间起到部分中介作用。同时，非供应链学习与绿色创新不存在正相关关系，也未能在供应链知识对绿色创新的影响中起到中介作用。

原创性/价值

本研究有助于了解供应链知识与绿色创新之间企业声誉和非供应链学习的中介机制。通过这一点，作者提出了一个理论模型来解释企业如何利用供应链知识、企业声誉和非供应链学习来提高绿色创新，并可以作为创新和外部知识来源的进一步理论和实证研究的基础。 .