Employee green innovation behavior based on the ability-motivation-opportunity framework: fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis

doi:10.3389/frsus.2024.1415832

	Employee green innovation behavior based on the ability-motivation-opportunity framework: fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
	Ma, Yonggang; Wang, Jiaojiao
	2024-08-07
发表期刊	FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABILITY
卷号	5
摘要	Purpose The increasing emphasis on ecological responsibility within Chinese enterprises has underscored the critical role of employees' green innovation behavior in enhancing environmental performance and enhancing core competitiveness. Grounded in the Ability, Motivation, and Opportunity (AMO) theoretical framework, this study employs configuration analysis to investigate the driving mechanisms behind the multi-factorial interplay affecting employees' green innovation behaviors.Methodology Data was collected through questionnaires distributed among a random sample of 219 Chinese corporate employees. fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs-QCA) was then applied to identify the specific configurations contributing to high levels of green innovation behavior.Findings (1) There are three driving paths for employees' green innovation behaviors: a leadership-organization co-driving path composed of green self-efficacy, environmentally transformative leadership, and organizational support; a leadership-driving path composed of green self-efficacy, environmentally transformative leadership, internal motivation, and external motivation; and an organization-driving path composed of green self-efficacy, organizational support, internal motivation, and external motivation. (2) There are three non-green innovation behavior-driven paths: they are divided into organizational support lack type, leadership-organizational joint lack type, and capability lack type. (3) Under specific conditions, motivational factors and environmental change leadership, motivational factors and sense of organizational support can promote employees' green innovation through equivalent substitution.Originality (1) Significant emphasis is placed on examining how Ability, Motivation, and Opportunity synergize to shape employees' green innovation behaviors, addressing a gap in the literature regarding their collective influence. (2) The study applies a configural approach to unravel the complex causal linkages influencing employees' green innovation behaviors, offering detailed insights into the dynamics between individual attributes and contextual factors. (3) This research elucidates the combined effects of factors such as organizational support, leadership styles, and employees' intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, and how they collaborate to foster an environment conducive to green innovation.Implications The findings not only enrich the theoretical understanding of green innovation behavior but also provide strategic recommendations for Chinese enterprises to encourage such behavior. These insights are essential for guiding sustainable development and enhancing competitive advantage.
关键词	employee green innovation behavior AMO theory fs-QCA environmental transformational leadership green innovation behavior
DOI	10.3389/frsus.2024.1415832
收录类别	ESCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001294157600001
出版者	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
原始文献类型	Article
EISSN	2673-4524
引用统计	被引频次[WOS]：0 [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.lzufe.edu.cn/handle/39EH0E1M/37658
专题	工商管理学院
通讯作者	Ma, Yonggang
作者单位	Lanzhou Univ Finance & Econ, Coll Business Adm, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	兰州财经大学
通讯作者单位	兰州财经大学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ma, Yonggang,Wang, Jiaojiao. Employee green innovation behavior based on the ability-motivation-opportunity framework: fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis[J]. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABILITY,2024,5.
APA	Ma, Yonggang,&Wang, Jiaojiao.(2024).Employee green innovation behavior based on the ability-motivation-opportunity framework: fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABILITY,5.
MLA	Ma, Yonggang,et al."Employee green innovation behavior based on the ability-motivation-opportunity framework: fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis".FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABILITY 5(2024).