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Unleashing the Influence of Information Sharing, Technological Openness, and Corporate Innovation on Green Corporate Social Responsibility: A Way Toward Environmental Sustainability

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  • Xin Yi
  • Arifa Tanveer
  • Lee Bin
  • Yan Xue

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The current study investigates three important characteristics of corporate culture, i.e., information sharing, technological openness, and corporate innovation to address the research gap about how they affect corporate culture to enhance green corporate social responsibility in the automobile sector of China. The data were tested and examined using PLS-SEM. The findings indicate that information sharing, technological openness, and corporate innovation contribute to enhancing green corporate social responsibility. More precisely, the corporate culture encourages information sharing and innovation among employees and connects them to increased corporation operations that may facilitate the acquisition of advanced manufacturing skills. The study demonstrated that corporate culture is critical to effective corporate integration and that information sharing and corporate innovation tend to be powerful determinants of green corporate social responsibility. Additionally, the study emphasized that these characteristics are the source of corporate social responsibility and adopting these characteristics will assist corporations in enhancing the green corporate social responsibility.

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  • Xin Yi & Arifa Tanveer & Lee Bin & Yan Xue, 2024. "Unleashing the Influence of Information Sharing, Technological Openness, and Corporate Innovation on Green Corporate Social Responsibility: A Way Toward Environmental Sustainability," Energy & Environment, , vol. 35(1), pages 395-417, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:35:y:2024:i:1:p:395-417
    DOI: 10.1177/0958305X221129225
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