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Abstract:
This research is practical in terms of purpose and in terms of data processing method is descriptive. The statistical population of the present study is the companies located in Rasht Industrial Township. A questionnaire was used to measure the variables of the research and collect data. In the present questionnaire, Green Innovation is composed of four dimensions which have been evaluated through 18 questions, the internal stimuli of innovation has been evaluated through 3 questions, external stimuli of innovation through 3 questions and business performance through 4 questions. . Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were evaluated through various methods. In the statistical population, a questionnaire was distributed among 90 companies based on random sampling. Among collected questionnaires, 70 of them was non-defective and have been analyzed.
The results of the analysis by using the second-generation structural equation modeling, partial least squares (PLS), show that at 95% confidence interval, internal and external stimuli of innovation have a positive and significant effect on green innovation and its four dimensions. Also, internal stimuli of innovation have had a positive and significant effect on external stimuli of innovation. Finally, it was revealed that green innovation and its four dimensions had a positive and significant effect on business performance. According to the results, it can be stated that green innovation has had a mediator role in the effect of internal and external stimuli on business performance.