Table 1 Description of Parameters in the Evolutionary Game Model.

From: Authentic or spurious: an evolutionary game analysis of manufacturing enterprises’ greenwashing behavior under dynamic government regulation

Notation

Explanation

\({R}_{1}\)

The benefits obtained from green innovation in manufacturing enterprises

\({R}_{2}\)

The benefits obtained from greenwashing practices by manufacturing enterprises

\({C}_{1}\)

The cost of green innovation for manufacturing enterprises

\({C}_{2}\)

The cost of greenwashing behavior for manufacturing enterprises

\({R}_{3}\)

The governance benefits that green innovation in manufacturing enterprises brings to the government

\({C}_{3}\)

The governance costs that greenwashing behavior in manufacturing enterprises imposes on the government

\({U}_{1}\)

The utility that the public derives from purchasing green products

\({U}_{2}\)

The utility of the public purchasing greenwashed products

\({C}_{4}\)

The cost of stringent government regulation

\(P\)

The benefits of issuing green credit to green innovation enterprises under strict government regulation

\(Q\)

The losses incurred by greenwashing enterprises due to the revocation of green certification under strict government regulation

\(F\)

The reputational rewards that the government receives from the public participating in supervision under strict government regulation

\(G\)

The losses brought by public reporting under loose government regulation

\(J\)

The loss of investment and innovation suppression in green innovation for enterprises under loose government regulation

\({C}_{5}\)

The cost of public participation in supervision

\(L\)

The supportive motivation of public participation in supervision for manufacturing enterprises’ green innovation

\(M\)

The resistive pressure of public participation in supervision against manufacturing enterprises’ greenwashing behavior

\(H\)

The rights protection under strict government regulation when the public participates in supervision

\(I\)

The rights damage under loose government regulation when the public participates in supervision

\(\alpha\)

Public concern for the greenness of manufacturing enterprises

\(x\)

The probability of manufacturing enterprises’ green innovation

\(y\)

The probability of strict government regulation

\(z\)

The probability of public participation in supervision

  1. It is assumed that the revenue of manufacturing enterprises exceeds their production costs, and U1 > U2, 0 < α < 1.