Environmental Innovation Strategy and Organizational Performance: Enabling and Controlling Uses of Management Control Systems

Chaminda Wijethilake (), Rahat Munir () and Ranjith Appuhami ()
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Chaminda Wijethilake: Macquarie University
Rahat Munir: Macquarie University
Ranjith Appuhami: Macquarie University

Journal of Business Ethics, 2018, vol. 151, issue 4, No 17, 1139-1160

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the extent to which enabling and controlling uses of management control systems (MCS) moderate the relationship between environmental innovation strategy and organizational performance. Partial least squares structural equation modeling is used to analyze survey data collected from top managers in 175 manufacturing and services sectors representing multinational and local organizations operating in Sri Lanka. We find that while the enabling use of MCS positively moderates the relationship between environmental innovation strategy and organizational performance, in contrast, the controlling use of MCS negatively moderates the relationship. We compare the results for the manufacturing and services sectors. As predicted, we find a significant positive moderating impact of the enabling use of MCS in both manufacturing and services sectors. However, contrary to our expectations, we find no significant moderating impact for both sectors for the controlling use of MCS. We conclude that environmental innovation strategy per se does not lead to performance improvements; however, the extent to which organizations use enabling and controlling MCS determines the relationship. We provide theoretical insights and practical implications concerning the importance of strategic alignment between managerial controls, environmental innovation strategy, and organizational performance.

Keywords: Management control systems; Environmental innovation strategy; Organizational performance; Manufacturing and services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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