The enactment of the Companies Act of 2013 in India mandating CSR spending is a regulatory pressure from the government. Institutional theory suggests that such regulatory pressure has an impact on firm heterogeneity and consequently on the competitive advantage of a firm. On the other hand, a firm's resources and capabilities like R&D expertise, advertising intensity and staff welfare& training intensity leads to firm heterogeneity and helps firm to achieve competitive advantage. So, this paper combines the insights of the resource-based view with the institutional perspective from the organization theory to study the combined impact of both on financial performance. The study was conducted on Indian firms which belonged to the top thousand firms by sales for the time-period between the years 2010 and 2018. The data was collected from CMIE Prowess database.

Purpose Consumers shopping motives may differ across products/services categories, retail formats and channels. In the context of m-Apps-based commerce, this study aims to explore different shopping motives of consumers in three different categories of app, namely, food delivery, ride sourcing and digital payments. Using motivation literature, the study extends the theory of consumer motives by including sustainability as a key motive to buy in the context of m-App channel. Further, the authors undertake a comparative analysis of the identified motives across the three mobile applications (m-Apps). Design methodology/approach The research methodology involved two stages (qualitative research followed by quantitative research). In qualitative research, personal interview was conducted to extract items for survey questionnaire development. Subsequently, quantitative analysis was carried out. The data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The study sample comprised 201 young Indian managers. Findings Using principal component analysis and CFA, the study validates the existence of different motivations in the three categories of m-Apps considered. Transaction-oriented and sustainability-oriented motivation is found to be a major motive to use m-Apps for food delivery, ride sourcing and mobile payments. Additionally, in digital wallet applications for mobile payments, consumers exhibit innovation-oriented motivation. Value-oriented motivation was identified as a motive in food delivery apps. Research limitations/implications The scale developed and the comparative study done extended the theoretical conversation on young consumer motives in the context of m-Apps channel and extended it by including sustainability motive, which needs further in-depth study. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to explore sustainability motives in the context of m-Apps channel.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study individual sustainability competencies and its linkage toward building innovation capabilities. This study explores the interrelations between individual-level competencies with organizational-level capabilities. Design/methodology/approach Thematic content analysis is used to analyze the qualitative interview data from 22 experts working in the sustainability departments of large corporations in India. The respondents were chief sustainability officers, sustainability managers or general managers responsible for driving sustainability in their organizations. Findings This study identifies individual sustainability competencies into two sets. First being cognitive competencies and the second being emotional competencies. The cognitive competencies identified are systems thinking, future orientation and perspective-taking (cognitive empathy). The affective or emotional competencies identified are connectedness to nature, sense of transcendence of time and empathic concern. The competencies enhanced innovation through the development of stakeholder capabilities and organizational learning capabilities. Research limitations/implications This study provides new insight regarding the link between both cognitive and emotional competencies and organizational capabilities for innovation. Practical implications This study appraises the role of individual sustainability competencies on innovation. This study indicates the importance of developing sustainability competencies at the individual level to drive innovation. Originality/value This paper provides novel insights on sustainability competencies and its link with innovation. The conceptualization of competencies was made as cognitive and emotional skills. Furthermore, its relationship with innovation capabilities advance the understanding of the individual contribution to innovation.

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