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Title Green transition in the hospitality industry: The influence of market forces and customer dynamics on sustainable performance in the digital era
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Authors Sun, JM; Nasrullah, A
Title Green transition in the hospitality industry: The influence of market forces and customer dynamics on sustainable performance in the digital era
Year 2024
Published Heliyon, 10, 8
DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29563
Abstract In recent years, the ongoing environmental challenges have caused hotel firms to experience stress from stakeholders (i.e., customers and competitors). These stringent ecological changes have compelled hospitality firms to go green. This study investigates the influence of customer and competitive pressures on green innovation and sustainability in the hospitality industry. Utilizing a sample of 309 employees from multiple hospitality companies, the study rigorously tests a series of hypotheses using Smart PLS and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings supported all the hypotheses, indicating that customer and competitive pressures significantly foster green product and process innovations, enhance sustainable firm performance, and encourage green CSR initiatives in the Chinese hospitality sector. Furthermore, green product innovation, green process innovation, and green CSR were found to be critical mediators in enhancing firm performance under the influence of these pressures. These results have substantial implications for theory and practice, highlighting the importance of external pressures in promoting sustainable practices in the hospitality industry.
Author Keywords Sustainable performance; Customer pressure; Competitive pressure; Market-Driven sustainability; Eco-innovation in hospitality; Green organizational performance
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001295369000001
WoS Category Multidisciplinary Sciences
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics
PDF http://www.cell.com/article/S2405844024055944/pdf
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