Social capital and firms' environmental innovations: The moderating role of environmental scanning
基于社会资本理论，研究了社会资本的三个维度（结构、关系、认知资本）对企业环境创新的影响，发现结构资本和关系资本有正向作用，且环境扫描正向调节这两者与环境创新的关系。
Abstract Seen as an effective way to balance financial and environmental goals, environmental innovation has become a priority for firms. Based on the theory of social capital, this study examined the antecedents of firms' environmental innovations. Selecting environmental scanning as the moderator, this study analyzed the relationship between the three dimensions of social capital and environmental innovation. Two hundred and forty firms in the manufacturing industry were selected as the sample, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. The results showed that structural and relational capital had a positive effect on environmental innovation, while the impact of cognitive capital was not significant. Environmental scanning played the role of a positive moderator in the relationships between structural capital, relational capital and environmental innovation. Finally, in accordance with the conclusions, this study proposes related managerial implications and points out future research directions.