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Environmental and innovational dynamics for sustainable competitiveness in the manufacturing industry

Title
Environmental and innovational dynamics for sustainable competitiveness in the manufacturing industry
Creator
SriSai, Velaga; Manikrishna, Velagapudi; Zairbani, Abdulkader; Kurup, Rahul R; Jeshurun, Subramania Bala; Shree V, Divya; Deshbhag, Raksha R; DB, Chetanraj
Description
This research examines how environmental management system, recycling, eco-innovation, and open innovation effect sustainable competitive advantage in the Indian manufacturing sector in New Delhi. This quantitative research was carried out using a questionnaire-based approach, where 583 participants responded using the PLS-SEM method via Smart-PLS 4. the results of this paper indicate that environmental management systems mediate the relationship between recycling and Eco-Innovation. Furthermore, external sources of information and open innovation show significant relations to eco-innovation, which, in turn, contributes highly to sustainable competitive advantage. The paper's originality is to illustrate the mediating effect of environmental management system within the recycling-innovation nexus and further provide empirical evidence that eco-innovation is an important causal factor for long-term competitive advantage. Therefore, businesses that practice eco-innovation are well-placed to comply with regulations and market demands concerning greener products, thereby achieving a strategic advantage. 2025
Source
Sustainable Futures;Volume;10;Issue;;Article No.;101160;
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Subject
Eco-innovation; Environmental management system; Open-innovation; Recycling; Sustainable competitive advantage
Coverage
SriSai V., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Manikrishna V., Amity Business School, Amity University Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Zairbani A., GITAM School of Business, GITAM (Deemed to be) University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Kurup R.R., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Jeshurun S.B., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Shree V D., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Deshbhag R.R., GITAM School of Business, GITAM (Deemed to be) University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; DB C., Amity Business School, Amity University Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Rights
All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 26661888;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

SriSai, Velaga; Manikrishna, Velagapudi; Zairbani, Abdulkader; Kurup, Rahul R; Jeshurun, Subramania Bala; Shree V, Divya; Deshbhag, Raksha R; DB, Chetanraj, “Environmental and innovational dynamics for sustainable competitiveness in the manufacturing industry,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/22458.

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