The Effect of Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility on Environmental Performance and Business Competitiveness: The Mediation of Green Information Technology Capital

Shun-Pin Chuang () and Sun-Jen Huang ()
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Shun-Pin Chuang: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Sun-Jen Huang: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Journal of Business Ethics, 2018, vol. 150, issue 4, No 6, 1009 pages

Abstract: Abstract With the emergence of environmental sustainability and green business management, increasing demands have been made on businesses in the areas of environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR). Furthermore, the influence of ECSR on green capital investment, environmental performance, and business competitiveness has also been the subject of attention from enterprises. However, in previous studies, the mediating role of green information technology (IT) capital in the relationship between ECSR, environmental performance, and business competitiveness, has not been investigated by researchers. In order to bridge this gap in the ECSR literature, this study aims to examine the influence of ECSR on green IT capital, and the consequent effect of green IT capital on environmental performance and business competitiveness. Data were collected from 358 companies from the top 1000 manufacturers in Taiwan. The results confirmed that ECSR has significant positive effects on green IT human capital, green IT structural capital, and green IT relational capital. Green IT structural capital and green IT relational capital have positive effects on environmental performance and business competitiveness, and environmental performance has a positive effect on business competitiveness. In addition, green IT structural capital and green IT relational capital have partial mediating effects on ECSR, environmental performance, and business competitiveness. The implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Keywords: Business competitiveness; Environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR); Environmental performance; Green IT capital; Green IT human capital; Green IT structural capital; Green IT relational capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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