Title: How does an employee's green creativity influence environmental performance? Evidence from China

Authors: Junbin Wang; Yangyan Shi; Mengmeng Wang; Byung Il Park; Michael Yao-Ping Peng; Nianqi Deng

Addresses: School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Business School, Changshu Institute of Technology, Suzhou, China ' Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ' College of Business, Gachon University, 1342, Seongnamdae-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam 13120, Korea ' International Business, College of Business, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 270, Imun-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-791, South Korea ' School of Management and Economics Foshan University, China ' Digital Marketing Center, School of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China; School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Abstract: In recent decades, the literature has documented the importance of intellectual capital in corporate innovation and competitive edge. However, its influence on employee environmental performance in the Asia-Pacific region remains unclear. In this study, we used three multidimensional intellectual capital dimensions (i.e., green creativity, structural empowerment, and person-organisation fit) to test the effects of employees' green creativity on their environmental performance in organisational settings via the mediator of structural empowerment and examine whether person-organisation fit moderated these effects. Using a sample of 235 Chinese employees working in different industries, we found that green creativity positively influences employees' environmental performance. In addition, the effect is mediated by structural empowerment and moderated by person-organisation fit. These findings may help firms in the Asia-Pacific region guide their employees' daily activities to integrate potential environmental value into green innovation practice to enhance their competitiveness ultimately.

Keywords: intellectual capital; green creativity; structural empowerment; person-organisation fit; green innovation; China.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2024.135233

International Journal of Technology Management, 2024 Vol.94 No.1, pp.56 - 78

Received: 08 Sep 2021
Received in revised form: 03 Sep 2022
Accepted: 08 Sep 2022
Published online: 03 Dec 2023 *

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