Evaluation of Manufacturing Companies According to their Green Capabilities in the Context of Developing Countries
Abstract
Having environmentally friendly products and processes in order to provide sustainable competitive advantage has become an important issue for companies which are a step forward in globalizing economy. Firstly, this study aimed to investigate what the situation of manufacturing companies about eco-innovation and green capabilities in the context of developing country, secondly if companies vary according to their sector and capital structure in green capabilities. For this aim, a survey was performed among 278 manufacturing company in Turkey. Statistical analysis is performed by Lisrel 8.80 and SPSS 18.0 statistical software. Findings show that while there is no difference between companies according to the sector, firms vary on the base of the capital structure about green capabilities.
Keywords: Eco-innovation, Green capabilities, Developing countries, Turkey.
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