PMID- 38102432 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240119 LR - 20240202 IS - 1614-7499 (Electronic) IS - 0944-1344 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Jan TI - Unlocking green innovation and environmental performance: the mediated moderation of green absorptive capacity and green innovation climate. PG - 4547-4562 LID - 10.1007/s11356-023-31403-w [doi] AB - This study extends the foundations of the natural resource-based view (NRBV) by introducing a mediation-moderation framework by analyzing the influence of green intellectual capital (GIC) on both green innovation performance (GIP) and environmental performance (EP) while simultaneously considering the mediating role of green absorptive capacity (GAC) and the moderating influence of the green innovation climate (GICL). The data for this study was gathered from a sample of 575 participants employed within small and medium enterprises' (SMEs') manufacturing firms. This dataset was utilized to evaluate the proposed model; this study uses the PLS-SEM approach to comprehensively examine the complex interactions among these variables. This model adds to the theoretical understanding of NRBV and enhances its practical applicability. The findings of this study reveal a positive relationship between GIC, GAC, GIP, and EP within organizations. Furthermore, our investigation reveals a positive correlation between a GICL and the relationships involving GIC, GAC, GIP, and EP. Importantly, this research introduces a novel perspective by clarifying the complex relations among these variables and highlighting the positive correlation between a GICL and the relationships involving GIC, GAC, GIP, and EP. This novel approach enhances the theoretical understanding of NRBV and its practical applicability in fostering GIP and EP within manufacturing SMEs operating in Pakistan. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Akhtar, Sadaf AU - Akhtar S AD - School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Li, Cai AU - Li C AUID- ORCID: 0009-0002-0108-5467 AD - School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. gscaili@ujs.edu.cn. FAU - Sohu, Jan Muhammad AU - Sohu JM AD - School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. AD - Department of Business Administration, IBA University, Sukkur, Pakistan. FAU - Rasool, Yasir AU - Rasool Y AD - School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Hassan, Muhammad Iatzaz Ul AU - Hassan MIU AD - School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Bilal, Muhammad AU - Bilal M AD - School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231216 PL - Germany TA - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int JT - Environmental science and pollution research international JID - 9441769 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Climate MH - *Commerce MH - Natural Resources MH - Pakistan OTO - NOTNLM OT - Environmental performance OT - Green absorptive capacity OT - Green innovation climate OT - Green innovation performance OT - Green intellectual capital OT - PLS-SEM EDAT- 2023/12/16 11:43 MHDA- 2024/01/19 06:42 CRDT- 2023/12/15 23:41 PHST- 2023/10/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/19 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/16 11:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/15 23:41 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11356-023-31403-w [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11356-023-31403-w [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Jan;31(3):4547-4562. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-31403-w. Epub 2023 Dec 16.