Document Type : Research Paper
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Department of Rangeland Management Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran
Abstract
Weaknesses in managerial innovation and stakeholder interactions constitute one of the fundamental challenges undermining institutional resilience in natural resource governance within crisis-prone regions. This study aimed to examine the role of green management innovation and stakeholder interactions in enhancing institutional resilience in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The research employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze data collected from 315 valid questionnaires. In the proposed conceptual model, green management innovation was specified as the independent variable, stakeholder interactions as the mediating mechanism, and institutional resilience—conceptualized as a multidimensional macro-construct—as the dependent variable.
The results indicated that green management innovation has a positive and statistically significant effect on institutional resilience, with a direct path coefficient of 0.414, explaining 41.4% of the variance in institutional resilience. Furthermore, green management innovation explained 44% of the variance in institutional resilience through stakeholder interactions, with an indirect effect estimated at 0.294. The mediating role of stakeholder interactions was confirmed through Sobel and bootstrap tests. Model adequacy was supported by a Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) value of 0.831 and a significant Bartlett’s test of sphericity (sig = 0.000), indicating sufficient sample adequacy and meaningful inter-variable correlations. In addition, composite reliability values exceeded the recommended threshold of 0.7, and convergent validity values were above 0.5, confirming the reliability and validity of the measurement model.
Overall, the findings demonstrate that green management innovation enhances institutional capacity to respond to social and environmental crises by redesigning managerial processes, reducing resource inefficiencies, and integrating environmental criteria into organizational decision-making. Simultaneously, interactions among governmental bodies, local institutions, and civil society actors—operating as a mediating mechanism—strengthen institutional synergy, social legitimacy, and network governance. Accordingly, the integration of green management innovation and multi-stakeholder collaboration represents an effective strategy for promoting institutional resilience in crisis-prone regions.
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