Stimulating Triple Bottom Line Organizational Performance Through Knowledge Sources and Green Innovation: A Mediation and Moderation Approach

From a knowledge-based perspective, monopolizing knowledge is getting difficult and is an emerging source for innovation and organizational performance. This study explores to what extent knowledge sources stimulate green innovation to enhance organizational performance, with moderation affecting resource orchestrion capability. Data were collected from Chinese manufacturing industries during February and April 2025. This study employed SmartPLS 4.1.12, which is widely used to analyze complex models of mediation and moderation for first- and second-order constructs. The results show that knowledge sources, both internal and external, act as stimulants to promote green innovation and improve organizational performance. In addition, green innovation also positively mediates between knowledge sources and organizational performance. Furthermore, resource orchestration capability strengthens the relationship between knowledge sources and green innovation. Future research may broaden the concept beyond other industrial businesses. Green innovation, tacit knowledge management, affective trust, and task efficiency can also be explored to stimulate organizational performance. This study provides proof that knowledge sources are essential for green innovation. Managers and organization leaders should encourage knowledge sharing initiatives inside and outside the company to improve organizational performance and green innovation. This study fills existing research areas that have received limited empirical attention and improve understanding of knowledge sources, inside and outside organizations, to boost green innovation and overall performance. Mediation and moderation research explores knowledge sources to foster green innovation and organizational performance.