Achieving Optimal Distinctiveness in Green Innovation: The Role of Pressure Congruence
グリーンイノベーションにおける最適な差別化の達成：圧力一致の役割 (AI 翻訳)
Rong Cong, Hongyan Gao, Liya Wang, Bo Liu, Ya Wang
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日本語
本研究は、制度的圧力と競争圧力の組み合わせ（一致・不一致）が企業のグリーンイノベーションに与える影響を分析。中国上場企業のパネルデータを用いて、圧力が一致する場合はグリーンイノベーションが抑制され、不一致の場合は促進されることを発見。特に、高制度・低競争圧力下では戦略的グリーンイノベーションが、低制度・高競争圧力下では実質的グリーンイノベーションが促進される。また、ESGパフォーマンスへの媒介効果も検証。
English
This study examines how combinations of institutional and competitive pressures (congruent vs. incongruent) affect green innovation. Using panel data from Chinese A-share listed firms (2010-2022), it finds that congruent pressures suppress green innovation, while incongruent pressures promote it. Specifically, high institutional-low competitive pressure boosts strategic green innovation, while low institutional-high competitive pressure enhances substantive green innovation. The mediating roles of these innovations on ESG performance are also explored.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本企業のグリーンイノベーション戦略において、規制圧力と競争圧力のバランスが重要であることを示唆。日本のGX政策（グリーントランスフォーメーション）やESG開示（SSBJ基準）の設計に、圧力の不一致がイノベーションを促進する可能性を考慮する視点を提供。
In the global GX context
This paper offers a novel framework for understanding how institutional and competitive pressures interact to drive green innovation, relevant to global GX contexts like ISSB and CSRD. It highlights that misaligned pressures can be more effective than aligned ones, providing insights for policymakers designing regulatory and market-based mechanisms to foster corporate sustainability.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a new theoretical lens (optimal distinctiveness) for studying green innovation under multiple pressures, with empirical evidence from China.
🏢実務担当者:Suggests that firms facing incongruent pressures (e.g., high regulation but low competition) may strategically focus on different types of green innovation.
🏛政策担当者:Indicates that a mix of institutional and competitive pressures, rather than uniform alignment, can more effectively stimulate green innovation.
📄 Abstract（原文）
As a critical external mechanism driving green innovation, institutional and competitive pressure often coexist and jointly shape firms’ strategic responses. However, existing studies primarily focus on the individual effects of these pressures, with limited attention to their interactive impacts on green innovation. Drawing on optimal distinctiveness theory, this study proposes a “pressure–response” analytical framework that classifies institutional and competitive pressure combinations into congruent (i.e., high–high or low–low) and incongruent (i.e., high–low or low–high) pressure contexts based on their relative intensities. It further examines how these distinct configurations affect two types of green innovation: strategic green innovation (StrGI) and substantive green innovation (SubGI). Using panel data from Chinese A-share listed firms between 2010 and 2022, the empirical results reveal that under congruent pressure contexts, the alignment of institutional and competitive pressures tends to suppress green innovation. In contrast, under incongruent contexts, the misalignment between the two pressures significantly promotes green innovation. Regarding innovation motivation, the high institutional–low competitive pressure context more significantly promotes StrGI, while the low institutional–high competitive pressure context has a more prominent effect on SubGI. In addition, this study also investigates the mediating roles of StrGI and SubGI on ESG performance. The findings provide theoretical support and policy implications for improving green transition policies and institutional frameworks, as well as promoting sustainable corporate development.
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