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Improving Social Performance through Innovative Small Green Businesses: Knowledge Sharing and Green Entrepreneurial Intention as Antecedents

2023; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 15; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/su15108232

2071-1050

Ali Saleh Alshebami, Abdullah Hamoud Ali Seraj, Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Abdullah Sultan Al Shammre, Salem Handhal Al Marri, Abdalwali Lutfi, Mostafa Aboulnour Salem, Ashraf Mahrous Nour Zaher,

Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting

Small businesses are thought to be largely responsible for environmental pollution despite the fact that businesses of all shapes and sizes contribute to this issue. This research explores how important factors such as knowledge sharing (KS) and green entrepreneurial intention (GEI) might help small businesses in Saudi Arabia develop and implement green innovation (GI). It also seeks to determine whether GI is a mediating variable that explains the connection between GEI, KS, and social performance (SP). Accordingly, an online survey was used to collect responses from 284 small entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia engaged in various types of business activities. The study used partial least squares structural equation modelling for data analysis and hypothesis testing. The results show that GI considerably influences SP while also having a significant link with both GEI and KS. Further, the study reveals that the relationship between GEI, KS, and SP is mediated by GI. The study offers a plethora of suggestions to various stakeholders generally and to Saudi authorities specifically.