Information technology and firm's green innovation: evidence from China.
Green innovation
Information technology
Integration of informatization and industrialization
Journal
Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
Titre abrégé: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9441769
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
08
06
2023
accepted:
09
08
2023
medline:
13
9
2023
pubmed:
18
8
2023
entrez:
17
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Can the adoption of information technology (IT) by firms drive green innovation and stimulate sustainable development? This paper employs a quasi-natural experiment, namely the "Pilot Zone for Integration of Informatization and Industrialization" in China, to evaluate the effect of IT on green innovation. Our findings reveal that IT significantly fosters the proliferation of green invention patents but has inconsequential impact on green utility model patents. Notably, the positive effects of IT on green innovation are further amplified when firms receive scrutiny from analysts. Moreover, IT can facilitate green innovation in the source-governance category of conventional energy and not only in end-of-pipe regulatory compliance. The study generates valuable insights regarding the utilization of information technology by firms as a means to facilitate green innovation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37592073
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29320-z
pii: 10.1007/s11356-023-29320-z
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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