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Publication date: 21 January 2025

Guo Sun, Inusah Sulemana and Andrew Osei Agyemang

The study aims to investigate the influence of stakeholder pressure on sustainability practices via the mediating effect of green innovation (GI) from a developing economy in…

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Abstract

Purpose

The study aims to investigate the influence of stakeholder pressure on sustainability practices via the mediating effect of green innovation (GI) from a developing economy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Design/methodology/approach

The study used primary data from 567 respondents in manufacturing and mining firms in Ghana to conduct the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis using Smart-PLS, Version 4.0. Data was gathered using survey questionnaire. A purposive sampling method was used to choose participants' companies.

Findings

The findings revealed that shareholder and government pressure significantly and positively influence sustainability practices, while pressure from the community has an insignificant beneficial impact on sustainability practices. Consumer pressure revealed an insignificant detrimental influence on sustainability practices. The study discovered that green innovation fully and substantially mediates the association between stakeholder pressure and sustainability practices.

Research limitations/implications

The study has limitations, including the exclusion of control variables and its focus on four different stakeholders, excluding other stakeholders that who also impact sustainability practices.

Practical implications

The study’s findings can assist Ghanaian companies in making strategic decisions to enhance corporate reputation, acknowledging the effect of stakeholder pressure on sustainability practices.

Social implications

The study outcome may enable companies to implement more inclusive sustainable development initiatives, benefiting their bottom line while contributing to the well-being of local communities and the environment.

Originality/value

The study’s originality stems from integrating green innovation in examining stakeholders' influence and sustainability practices of firms, a gap that remained unexplored. It highlights the essence of green innovation in shaping a company’s sustainability practices, highlighting the need for businesses to integrate technology and sustainability in their operations.

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Management Decision, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 2 January 2019

Martin Agyemang, Simonov Kusi-Sarpong, Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan, Venkatesh Mani, Syed Tahaur Rehman and Horsten Kusi-Sarpong

Circular economy (CE) has gained considerable attention from researchers and practitioners over the past few years because of its potential social and environmental benefits…

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Purpose

Circular economy (CE) has gained considerable attention from researchers and practitioners over the past few years because of its potential social and environmental benefits. However, limited attention has been given in the literature to explore the drivers and barriers in CE implementation in emerging and developing countries besides China. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to identify the drivers and barriers to implementing a CE in Pakistan’s automobile manufacturing industry.

Design/methodology/approach

This study adopts an explorative approach to understand the drivers and barriers at the micro-level CE implementation in Pakistan’s automobile industry. The research design includes both qualitative and quantitative methods using a survey instrument and interviews to gather data. The use of the two main sources of data provides the opportunity for triangulation of the data to improve the validity of the findings, and enables greater inferences from the results.

Findings

This study shows that “profitability/market share/benefit” (30 percent), “cost reduction” (22 percent) and “business principle/concern for environment/appreciation” (19 percent) are the top three drivers. Similarly, “unawareness” (22 percent), “cost and financial constraint” (20 percent) and “lack of expertise” (17 percent) are the top three barriers in implementing CE principles in Pakistan automobiles industry.

Research limitations/implications

This study considers only Pakistan automobiles industry, and the practical implications potentially limit to emerging Asian economies.

Originality/value

This study is the first of its kind that has investigated the drivers and barriers of CE at the organizational level in the automobile industry of Pakistan. Thus, it helps to advance the understanding of the subject matter and enables the formulation of effective policies and business strategies by practitioners for upscaling CE and sustainability.

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Management Decision, vol. 57 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 13 January 2023

Shafqat Ullah, Zhu Jianjun, Khizar Hayat, Dario Natale Palmucci and Pavol Durana

Open innovation has attracted the attention of experts and business entities for the sustainable survivability of firms, especially in the post-COVID-19 era. The food and beverage…

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Purpose

Open innovation has attracted the attention of experts and business entities for the sustainable survivability of firms, especially in the post-COVID-19 era. The food and beverage industry has been facing sustainable survivability problems. It is important to identify and evaluate the factors of open innovation from the perspectives of the food and beverage industry. This study serves that purpose by identifying and evaluating the factors of open innovation in the post-COVID-19 era with a special reference to Pakistan's economy.

Design/methodology/approach

The present study integrates the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM), Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) and Matrice d’ Impacts Croises Multiplication Applique a Classement (MICMAC) methods to analyze the factors involved in the adoption of open innovation in the food and beverage industry in Pakistan. Firstly, based on an extensive literature review of the most relevant studies, the factors affecting open innovation have been identified and finalized using FDM and experts' opinions. Secondly, the hierarchical framework has also been prepared by implementing the ISM approach. Thirdly, the MICMAC approach was employed to evaluate the factors to examine the driving and dependence powers of the factors of open innovation adoption.

Findings

The study identified 17 factors of open innovation adoption in Pakistan's food and beverage industry and 16 factors were finalized using FDM. The ISM-MICMAC matrix unveiled that awareness seminars and training, along with a lack of executive commitments, were strong factors with high driving power, but these factors proved to be weakly dependent powers regarding the other factors. Moreover, a lack of innovation strategy, R&D and non-supportive organizational culture exhibited low driving power but strong dependent power.

Practical implications

The findings of the study could help firms and business entities understand the driving and dependent factors involved in open innovation for the sustainable survivability of the food and beverage industry. The study provides strong reasons to believe that an open innovation strategy, along with stakeholder collaboration, the adoption of rules and regulations and managerial commitment, could stimulate open innovation. Moreover, governments should promote the business sector, especially the food and beverage industry, to facilitate the sector while also providing awareness seminars and training, creating environments conducive to reducing innovation costs.

Originality/value

Some previous studies have analyzed the factors involved in green innovation from the perspective of the manufacturing industry and environmental protection. The present study is a pioneer study to examine the factors involved in the adoption of open innovation in the food and beverage industry in Pakistan from the perspective of the post-COVID-19 era. For this purpose, the present study uses an integrated Fuzzy Delphi-ISM-MICMAC approach for the analysis.

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European Journal of Innovation Management, vol. 27 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1460-1060

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