The Effect of Green Organizational Culture and Green Innovation in influencing Competitive Advantage and Environmental Performance

The preset study investigated the role of green organizational culture as the antecedent of both green product and process innovation. In addition, the current examination also analyzed the unique contribution of both product and process innovation in prompting organizational competitiveness and environmental performance in Malaysian companies. In doing so, we apply Partial Least Square equation modeling approach. The results of the examination confirm that green product innovation, green process innovation and competitive advantage have positive and significant influenced by green organizational culture. Moreover, the results of PLS-SEM likewise confirm that competitive advantage is positive and significantly influenced by green product innovation and green process innovation. The outcomes further affirm that competitive advantage has positively and significantly impact on environmental performance in Malaysian manufacturing firms

Does Green Supply Chain Management Influence to Suppliers’ Performance? Mediating Role of Social Capital

Present study is ascertain to elaborate the role of green supply chain management towards the suppliers’ performance. Further, the role of social capital as a potential mediator is also explored in the Thai business to business (B2B) context. Data was collected by using the survey questionnaires. Different statistical tests for measurement model and hypothesis testing respectively. Findings highlighted that suppliers’ performance both in environmental and operational terms improves due to the GSCM practices. Furthermore, it also appeared to be the major interpreter for the social capital (rationale and structural). In addition, results also supported the multidimensional impact of social capital on suppliers’ performance. Lastly, both dimensions of the social capital proved to be significant mediator for the relationship between green supply chain management practices and suppliers’ performance. This study comes with the valuable insights to develop understanding about the key role of green supply chain practice and social capital to enhance the suppliers’ performance

IMPROVING EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE HRM PRACTICES: A TRIPLE MEDIATION MODEL

Sustainable HRM is an emerging field in the current era that underpins the favorable implementation of corporate sustainability initiatives. Based on the Indonesian HR management practices, this paper based on the detailed discussion regarding the influence of their sustainable HR practices on the performance level of the native employees, where different major mediating variables are studied. According to the statistical research-based outcomes, the sustainable HRM practices greatly influenced on the organizational identification and the person-job fit based employee's productive performance. However, the existence of organizational rationale for sustainability reduces the involvement level of employees towards the company's policies. These outcomes are derived from conducting an online survey where different relevant questions asked from the related HR managers, company's employees and students, where the SEM based statistics are generated. This is informative research for the current HR department to consider the employees' preferences in their decision-making process. In addition, lack of mixed research, no economic interest, and other incentives based mediating variables may affect its authenticity, which can be covered by upcoming scholars

The Effect of Relationship Learning in driving Green Innovation, Green Customer Capital and Firm’s Competitive Advantage

In this study we are utilizing the advanced methodology of PLS-SEM, the motivation of the current study is to explore the role of relationship learning in driving Malaysian manufacturing industry’s prospect of green innovation, customer capital and competitiveness. The selection of the sampled industry is done that established that auto-manufacturing sector possesses higher knowledge intensity, invention & customer driven. Hence, in order to collect sample, the study opted 165 organizations within the industry by sending the questionnaire to the various outlets in all fourteen states of Malaysia. The results of PLS-SEM confirm that green product innovation, green process innovation and green customer capital have significantly and positively influenced by relationship learning. Moreover, the results of structural equation modelling also confirm that, green process innovation has significant and positive effect on green customer capital. However, green product innovation has also a positive and significant impact on green customer capital. Finally, the results further prescribed that green customer capital has a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage. The ultimate model clarifies 57.28% change of competitive advantage by the four factors that are relationship learning, green product innovation, green process innovation and green customer capital

Environmental impact of sectoral energy consumption on economic growth in Malaysia: evidence from ARDL bound testing approach

The association of energy utilization with economic progress has always proven to be crucial in modern business. Acknowledging the importance of sectoral energy utilization, the present study explores the environmental impact of industrial, commercial, transportation& agricultural energy consumption on economic progress of Malaysia. Applying the functionality of Cobb-Douglas, the authors utilized the long time series data from the period of 1978 to 2016. The outcomes of the empirical investigations using ARDL bound testing approach ascertain the presence of long-run association between GDP growth, capital, labor along with the sectoral energy utilizations of the country. Furthermore, the study also finds empirical evidences of positive significant associations of all energy consumptions with economic growth. Lastly, the results of Granger-causality also confirm the existence of bi-directional causal association between all sectoral energy consumptions and Malaysian economic progress. This study brings a valid policy recommendation for the Malaysia Government to invest more in all sector of energy for the progress in the Malaysian economic growth