Abstract
Environmental regulations increasingly pressure firms to adopt green practices, yet their effectiveness remains debated. Drawing on institutional theory and the resource‐based view, this study investigates the mechanisms linking environmental regulations to green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. We propose and test a moderated mediation model using data from 231 Chinese manufacturers. Results show that circular‐oriented resource commitment mediates the regulation–GSCM relationship, whereas corporate entrepreneurship selectively moderates the path from regulations to resource commitment. These findings extend theory by showing how regulatory pressures shape resource deployment in environmental management and how entrepreneurial orientation enhances firms' ability to transform regulatory requirements into strategic resource commitments.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Business Strategy and the Environment |
| Early online date | 29 Jul 2025 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 29 Jul 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2025 The Author(s). Business Strategy and the Environment published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords
- corporate entrepreneurship
- green supply chain management (GSCM)
- environmental management
- resource commitment
- environmental regulation