Environmental entrepreneurship orientation and duality of goals: The moderating roles of public and private knowledge

Ana Labella-Fernández, Javier Martínez-del-Río, Diego Alfonso Vazquez-Brust, Jose J. Céspedes-Lorente

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Abstract

Expanding dynamic capability theory, we propose environmental entrepreneurship orientation (EEO) as a dynamic capability to achieve a duality of goals—the simultaneous and synergistic realization of environmental and economic performance. We conceptualize a moderating effect of a company’s knowledge base (public or private) on the relationship between EEO and the duality of goals. We test our hypothesis in Spanish companies by applying partial least squares modeling. We find that: a) EEO relates positively to both environmental and economic performance, b) public knowledge enhances the relation between EEO and environmental performance, and c) private knowledge strengthens the relation between EEO and economic performance. The implication of our findings is that firms need to simultaneously access public and private knowledge to optimize the influence of EEO on attaining this duality of goals
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)648-664
Number of pages16
JournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment
Volume34
Issue number1
Early online date17 Oct 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2025

Keywords

  • duality of goals
  • economic performance
  • Environmental entrepreneurship orientation, duality of goals, public knowledge, private knowledge, environmental performance, economic performance
  • environmental performance
  • private knowledge
  • public knowledge

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