Expanding dynamic capability theory, we propose environmental entrepreneurship orientation (EEO) as a dynamic capability to achieve a duality of goals—the simultaneous and synergistic realization of environmental and economic performance. We conceptualize a moderating effect of a company's knowledge base (public or private) on the relationship between EEO and the duality of goals. We test our hypothesis in Spanish companies by applying partial least squares modeling. We find that: a) EEO relates positively to both environmental and economic performance, b) public knowledge enhances the relation between EEO and environmental performance, and c) private knowledge strengthens the relation between EEO and economic performance. The implication of our findings is that firms need to simultaneously access public and private knowledge to optimize the influence of EEO on attaining this duality of goals.

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环境创业导向和目标的二元性：公共和私人知识的调节作用


扩展动态能力理论，我们提出环境创业导向 （EEO） 作为实现二元目标的动态能力——同时协同实现环境和经济绩效。我们概念化了公司知识库（公共或私人）对 EEO 与目标二元性之间关系的调节作用。我们通过应用偏最小二乘模型在西班牙公司中检验我们的假设。我们发现：a） EEO 与环境和经济绩效呈正相关，b） 公共知识增强了 EEO 与环境绩效之间的关系，以及 c） 私人知识加强了 EEO 与经济绩效之间的关系。我们的研究结果表明，公司需要同时获取公共和私人知识，以优化 EEO 对实现这种双重目标的影响。