TY - JOUR
T1 - How do multiple cognitions shape corporate proactive environmental strategies? The joint effects of environmental awareness and entrepreneurial orientation
AU - Yan, Zhiwei
AU - Peng, Xuerong
AU - Lee, Seoki
AU - Zhang, Leibao
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding was provided by National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences (Grant Number 21BJY010), Zhejiang Office of Philosophy and Social Science (Grant Number 20NDJC090YB), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number 72091312).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Springer Nature Limited.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - This study explores how corporate proactive environmental strategies are shaped by managerial dual environmental awareness and corporate entrepreneurial orientation (i.e., innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking). Based on survey data from 228 Chinese manufacturing firms, empirical analysis indicates that both executives' environmental risk awareness and environmental cost‒benefit awareness are positively and significantly related to proactive environmental strategies and that the positive relationship between environmental risk awareness (environmental cost‒benefit awareness) and proactive environmental strategies is strengthened (weakened) among innovative and risk-averse firms. Our work enriches the literature on the antecedents of proactive environmental strategies by highlighting the predictive role of both ethical and economic cognitions, along with how managerial and organizational cognitions compete and synergize to promote such strategies.
AB - This study explores how corporate proactive environmental strategies are shaped by managerial dual environmental awareness and corporate entrepreneurial orientation (i.e., innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking). Based on survey data from 228 Chinese manufacturing firms, empirical analysis indicates that both executives' environmental risk awareness and environmental cost‒benefit awareness are positively and significantly related to proactive environmental strategies and that the positive relationship between environmental risk awareness (environmental cost‒benefit awareness) and proactive environmental strategies is strengthened (weakened) among innovative and risk-averse firms. Our work enriches the literature on the antecedents of proactive environmental strategies by highlighting the predictive role of both ethical and economic cognitions, along with how managerial and organizational cognitions compete and synergize to promote such strategies.
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U2 - 10.1057/s41291-023-00222-9
DO - 10.1057/s41291-023-00222-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85152002110
SN - 1472-4782
VL - 22
SP - 1592
EP - 1617
JO - Asian Business and Management
JF - Asian Business and Management
IS - 4
ER -