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

Author:

Alshebami Ali Saleh1ORCID,Seraj Abdullah Hamoud Ali2,Elshaer Ibrahim A.23ORCID,Al Shammre Abdullah Sultan4,Al Marri Salem Handhal56,Lutfi Abdalwali78ORCID,Salem Mostafa Aboulnour9ORCID,Zaher Ashraf Mahrous Nour10

Affiliation:

1. Applied College, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

2. Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

3. Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt

4. Economic Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

5. Applied College in Abqaiq, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

6. Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK

7. Department of Accounting, College of Business, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

8. Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan

9. Deanship of Development and Quality Assurance, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

10. College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

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.

Funder

Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

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