How to drive green innovation of manufacturing SMEs under open innovation networks – the role of innovation platforms' relational governance
Abstract
Purpose
While the theory and practice of open innovation networks are flourishing, green innovation in manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is stagnant. This study explores the mechanism driving green innovation in manufacturing SMEs under open innovation networks based on the role of innovation platforms' relational governance.
Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative study was conducted using questionnaires to collect data from 270 manufacturing SMEs in Zhejiang Province and employing a structural equation model to test the developed hypotheses.
Findings
The results revealed that innovation platforms' relational governance positively affects green innovation in manufacturing SMEs. Furthermore, the collaborative innovation atmosphere and risk perception mediate this relationship through a respective mediating role and a chain-mediating role.
Originality/value
This study is the first to empirically investigate the mechanism of the influence of innovation platforms' relational governance on green innovation in manufacturing SMEs, provide a new perspective for understanding the antecedents of green innovation under open innovation networks, and expand the theoretical research on open innovation management.
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Acknowledgements
Corrigendum: It has come to the attention of the publisher of the article Sun, J., Xie, X., Zhou, M. and Yan, L. (2023), “How to drive green innovation of manufacturing SMEs under open innovation networks – the role of innovation platforms’ relational governance”, Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2022-1452, that the third variable in the second item of Table 2 was incorrectly labelled as “Network member companies can communicate and cooperate openly and transparently”. This error occurred as an accidental duplication of the first variable when translating the text from the original Chinese to English. The third variable has been changed to “Network member companies cannot be induced by profit to violate the agreement”.
Citation
Sun, J., Xie, X., Zhou, M. and Yan, L. (2023), "How to drive green innovation of manufacturing SMEs under open innovation networks – the role of innovation platforms' relational governance", Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2022-1452
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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