How to drive green innovation in China's mining enterprises? Under the perspective of environmental legitimacy and green absorptive capacity

Environmental legitimacy and green absorptive capacity immensely contribute to ensuring green innovation; however, their integration in driving green innovation in mining enterprises (MEs) remains unexplored. This study surveys 133 MEs in China's mining sector and uses multi-regression analysis to investigate the relationships between environmental legitimacy, organisational factors of senior management cognition and green strategic orientation,...