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Title How global value chain participation affects green technology innovation processes: A moderated mediation model
ID_Doc 30393
Authors Hu, DX; Jiao, JL; Tang, YS; Xu, YW; Zha, JR
Title How global value chain participation affects green technology innovation processes: A moderated mediation model
Year 2022
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.101916
Abstract Global value chain (GVC) embeddedness is an irreversible development paradigm in China's manufacturing sector. However, the increasingly prominent problem of ecological deterioration has become a bottleneck restricting its further high-quality development. Green technological innovation is an effective way to realise cleaner production and an environmentally-friendly society. Most studies consider green technological innova-tion as a whole. The specific mechanism and path influences on GVC participation in green technological innovation require further clarification. This study subdivides green technology innovation into process inno-vation and product innovation, constructing an improved Utterback and Abernathy (A-U) technological inno-vation process model to reveal the mediation effect moderated by environmental regulation. Our innovative findings are as follows: Green process innovation completely mediates GVC participation and green product innovation nexus; and environmental regulation positively moderates green process innovation's mediating role between GVC participation and green product innovation. Cleaner production technology innovation completely mediates the relationship between GVC participation and green product innovation. Green process innovation partially mediates the relationship between GVC forward participation and green product innovation. Cleaner production technology innovation completely mediates GVC forward participation and green product innovation nexus. The research conclusions provide new theoretical evidence for improving GVC forward participation and giving full play to cleaner production process innovation to promote China's green and low-carbon trans-formation; we also offer some references for other developing countries and emerging economies.
Author Keywords Global value chain participation; Green technology innovation processes; Green process innovation; Cleaner production technology innovation; Environmental regulation; China'S manufacturing sector
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000782790800008
WoS Category Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Research Area Social Issues; Social Sciences - Other Topics
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