Moderating Role Of Environmental Management Adoption On The Relationship Between Green Innovation And SMES Performance In Kano State Nigeria

The study examined the moderating role of environmental management adoption on the relationship between green innovation (green product innovation, green process innovation, green management innovation) and SMEs performance in Kano state, Nigeria. The study adopting quantitative research design and a sample of 220 SMEs registered with Kano State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture [KACCIMA]. The result shows that the proxy of independent variable green product innovation (GPdI) has no significant effect on the performance of sampled SMEs. It is also found that green process innovation (GPcI) has no significant effect on performance of sampled SMEs, the result indicated that green management innovation (GMI) has a positive significant effect on performance of sampled SMEs. The finding also revealed that moderating variable (environmental management adoption) has a strong positive significant effect on performance of sampled SMEs. It was found that environmental management adoption moderate the relationship between green innovation and SMEs performance. Therefore, it is recommended that SMEs managers should consider adopting and implementing effective environmental management policies in their production and operation processes.