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Green Innovation Education and its Impact on Firm Performance: A Comprehensive Study

Yeşil İnovasyon Eğitimi ve Şirket Performansına Etkisi: Kapsamlı Bir Çalışma

Shah Mehmood Wagan(Sichuan university)0009-0003-0449-2655
Sidra Sidra(University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)0009-0003-1689-3296
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2026-06-30
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The part of the contribution to body of knowledge on green innovation is made following a presentation of the empirical evidence that is based in developing countries, which previous studies typically have overlooked.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This paper elaborates on how green innovation education (GIE) plans a company to enhance its performance in green innovation domain through process of applying various ecotypes.
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Key Findings & Data:The study prefers to employ the firm-specific fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method to approximate 121 companies.
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⚙️Variables:Yeşil İnovasyon Eğitimi · Yeşil İnovasyon · fsQCA

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This paper elaborates on how green innovation education (GIE) plans a company to enhance its performance in green innovation domain through process of applying various ecotypes. The study prefers to employ the firm-specific fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method to approximate 121 companies. These methodological types are employed in the context of the close examination of various kinds of green innovation concerning the topic of sustainability of businesses. The companies of the research that chose the route of the incorporation of GIE into their business model fared much better and had a greater market share, in addition to the fact that they had a well-established customer bond. The study provides the key aspects of green innovation (such as technological innovation, eco-design, and service innovation) as the primary elements that stand more than the better performance of the firm. The part of the contribution to body of knowledge on green innovation is made following a presentation of the empirical evidence that is based in developing countries, which previous studies typically have overlooked.

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Bu makale, yeşil inovasyon eğitiminin (YİE), çeşitli ekotipleri uygulama süreci aracılığıyla bir şirketin yeşil inovasyon alanındaki performansını nasıl artıracağını ayrıntılı olarak açıklamaktadır. Çalışma, 121 şirkete yaklaşık olarak yaklaşmak için şirkete özgü bulanık küme nitel karşılaştırmalı analiz (FSQCA) yöntemini kullanmayı tercih etmektedir. Bu metodolojik yöntemler, işletmelerin sürdürülebilirliği konusundaki çeşitli yeşil inovasyon türlerinin yakından incelenmesi bağlamında kullanılmaktadır. YİE'yi iş modellerine dahil etme yolunu seçen araştırma şirketleri, köklü bir müşteri bağına sahip olmalarının yanı sıra çok daha iyi performans göstermiş ve daha büyük bir pazar payına sahip olmuştur. Çalışma, şirketin daha iyi performansından daha önemli olan temel unsurlar olarak yeşil inovasyonun temel yönlerini (teknolojik inovasyon, eko-tasarım ve hizmet inovasyonu gibi) ortaya koymaktadır. Yeşil inovasyon konusundaki bilgi birikimine katkının bir kısmı, önceki çalışmalarda genellikle göz ardı edilen gelişmekte olan ülkelere dayanan ampirik kanıtların sunulmasının ardından yapılmaktadır.

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Wagan, S. M., Sidra, S. (2026). Green Innovation Education and its Impact on Firm Performance: A Comprehensive Study. Journal of Business Innovation and Governance, Cilt: 9. https://doi.org/10.54472/jobig.1802570

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