Studies on Improving the Performance of Small and Micro Enterprises through Green Innovation
Yuhong Cao
School of Management, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai, 200444 China (China)
Jianxin You
School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai,200092, China (China)
Yongjiang Shi
Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, CB30FS Cambridge, UK (United Kingdom)
Wei Hu
School of Economics and Trade, Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College, 2080 Nanting Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, 201999, China (China)
Abstract
It is an important goal of China’s 2025 Strategy to build an environmental governance system with the government as the leading role, enterprises as the main body, and social organizations and the public all participate actively. In this context, whether and how small and micro enterprises, as a force of rejuvenating the country through science and technology, participate in the construction of environmental governance system is discussed in this paper. This study uses the 12th China small and micro enterprise survey database to deeply analyze the direct and indirect effects between green innovation and small and micro enterprise performance, and finds that: in the direct effect analysis, the direct promotion effect of green innovation on the financial performance of small and micro enterprises is related to the development stage of small and micro enterprises, which is significant in the initial stage and mature stage, but not significant in the growth stage; in the indirect effect analysis, green innovation can indirectly improve the overall performance of small and micro enterprises by improving their environmental and social responsibility performance. At the same time, green innovation can amplify the role of other factors in promoting the overall performance. This study not only enriches the research scope of green innovation theory from the subdivision dimension, provides a new perspective for the integration of green innovation and social responsibility theory, it also provides theoretical reference and guidance for the green innovation practice of small and micro enterprises.
Keywords:
green innovation, environmental and social responsibility, performance of small and micro enterprisesReferences
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Yuhong CaoSchool of Management, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai, 200444 China China
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Jianxin YouSchool of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai,200092, China China
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Yongjiang ShiInstitute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, CB30FS Cambridge, UK United Kingdom
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Wei HuSchool of Economics and Trade, Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College, 2080 Nanting Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, 201999, China China
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