Rivalry signal transmission, technology spillover and corporate environmental performance

Yu, Z; Cheng, J; Shi, X; Yang, Y

Rivalry signal transmission, technology spillover and corporate environmental performance

Yu, Z Cheng, J Shi, X

Yang, Y

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Citation:: International Review of Economics and Finance, 2025, 98
Issue Date:: 2025-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yu, Z
dc.contributor.author	Cheng, J
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395
dc.contributor.author	Yang, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-16T23:12:29Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-16T23:12:29Z
dc.date.issued	2025-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Review of Economics and Finance, 2025, 98
dc.identifier.issn	1059-0560
dc.identifier.issn	1873-8036
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/188474
dc.description.abstract	We investigate how the Rivalry Signal (RS) and Technology Spillover (TS) affect Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) through Corporate Environmental Management (CEM). We identify Rival Signal and Technology Spillover from firms' information exchange with their rivals in export networks by product-level data of China based on product space theory. RS indicates intensified competition in a market, and TS indicates useful information in that market. We then explore the effects of RS and TS on CEP, and the empirical results show that RS and TS improve CEP simultaneously. These effects are more pronounced for firms with larger sizes, regions with more severe pollution and coastal areas. By employing mediating effect model, we find that the RS promotes firms' technological improvements and broadens the range of firms' imported intermediates, thereby enhancing CEP; the TS motivates firms to switch to the market's core product and brings about technological improvements, subsequently improving CEP.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	International Review of Economics and Finance
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.iref.2025.103860
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1401 Economic Theory, 1402 Applied Economics, 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
dc.subject.classification	Economics
dc.subject.classification	3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability
dc.subject.classification	3502 Banking, finance and investment
dc.subject.classification	3801 Applied economics
dc.title	Rivalry signal transmission, technology spillover and corporate environmental performance
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	98
utslib.for	1401 Economic Theory
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics
utslib.for	1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-07-16T23:12:27Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	98

Abstract:

We investigate how the Rivalry Signal (RS) and Technology Spillover (TS) affect Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) through Corporate Environmental Management (CEM). We identify Rival Signal and Technology Spillover from firms' information exchange with their rivals in export networks by product-level data of China based on product space theory. RS indicates intensified competition in a market, and TS indicates useful information in that market. We then explore the effects of RS and TS on CEP, and the empirical results show that RS and TS improve CEP simultaneously. These effects are more pronounced for firms with larger sizes, regions with more severe pollution and coastal areas. By employing mediating effect model, we find that the RS promotes firms' technological improvements and broadens the range of firms' imported intermediates, thereby enhancing CEP; the TS motivates firms to switch to the market's core product and brings about technological improvements, subsequently improving CEP.

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