CEO’ların Yeşil Dönüşümcü Liderliği ve Yeşil Özümseme Kapasitesi Aracılığıyla Yeşil İnovasyona Ulaşmak: Tekstil Sektöründen Kanıtlar

Abstract

Mevcut literatür, yeşil özümseme kapasitesinin yeşil dönüşümcü liderlik ile yeşil inovasyon arasındaki ilişkideki aracılık rolünü gözden kaçırmıştır. Bu çalışma, İcra Kurulu Başkanlarının (CEO) yeşil dönüşümcü liderliğinin yeşil özümseme kapasitesi aracılığıyla yeşil inovasyonu nasıl etkilediğini keşfetmeyi amaçlamıştır. Türkiye’de tekstil sektöründe faaliyet gösteren 258 firmadan anket yöntemiyle veri toplanmıştır. Veriler SmartPLS analiz programı aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, yeşil özümseme kapasitesinin yeşil dönüşümcü liderlik ile yeşil inovasyon arasındaki ilişkide aracı bir role sahip olduğunu açıklığa kavuşturmakta ve kuruluşlarda yeşil inovasyonu teşvik etmenin yeni bir yolunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Yeşil Dönüşümcü Liderlik
• Yeşil Özümseme Kapasitesi
• Yeşil Ürün İnovasyonu
• Yeşil Süreç İnovasyonu

Achieving Green Innovation Through CEOs’ Green Transformational Leadership and Green Absorptive Capacity: Evidence from the Textile Industry

Abstract

Existing literature has overlooked the mediating role of green absorptive capacity in the correlation between green transformational leadership and green innovation. The present study aimed to explore how Chief Executive Officers’ (CEOs) green transformational leadership impacted green innovation through green absorptive capacity. Data were collected from 258 companies in the textile industry in Turkey by survey method. The data were analyzed with the SmartPLS analysis program. The results clarify that green absorptive capacity has a mediating role in the relationship between green transformational leadership and green innovation and indicate a new way to promote green innovation in organizations.

Keywords

• Green Transformational Leadership
• Green Absorptive Capacity
• Green Product Innovation
• Green Process Innovation

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