A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Employee Ecological Behavior of Academics in Higher Education

Yusliza, Mohd Yusoff; Muhammad, Zikri; Farooq, Khalid; Kassim, Wan Zulkifli Wan; Omar, Muhamad Khalil

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85304-4_1

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“…We investigated green competencies among staff at Malaysian green universities using thematic analysis to perform EEB in the workplace. In line with ecological behaviour theories, our model supports the favourable influence of environmental knowledge, awareness, attitude, consciousness, ability, and mindfulness on EEB performance, which is still rare in Malaysian higher education (Farooq et al, 2022;Fawehinmi et al, 2020;Yusliza et al, 2021). We suggest that green competencies positively motivate employees to become involved in EEB in the workplace.…”

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“…Kautish et al (2019) noted that environmental consciousness and recycling intents substantially affected green purchasing behaviour compared to consumers' perceived effectiveness and readiness to be ecologically responsible. Results are consistent with Kautish et al (2019) and Yusliza et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Emotional reactions and emotional non-involvement are examples of emotional limitations. Individuals' environmental awareness is predicted to improve as their ecological conduct advances (Yusliza et al, 2021). Green awareness has been studied in numerous contexts and has yielded similar impressive findings (He & Liu, 2018, Garcia et al, 2019.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Heightened awareness and understanding of new information and the current surroundings characterise green mindfulness (Langer & Moldoveanu, 2000). Mindfulness efficiently contributes to good behaviour changes, especially in the setting of ecological well-being (Yusliza et al, 2021) Employee environmental awareness is also reflected in the themes of interviews that contribute to EEB. Kollmuss and Agyeman (2002) described environmental awareness as "knowing the impact of human behaviour on the environment" (p. 253).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Heightened awareness and understanding of new knowledge and the current surroundings characterise green mindfulness (Langer & Moldoveanu, 2000). Mindfulness has been shown to effectively contribute to good behaviour change, especially for environmental well-being (Yusliza et al, 2021). Chen et al (2014) revealed the vital role of green mindfulness for employee green creativity which is critical to developing environmentalism.…”

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Background and Purpose: A growing body of evidence confirms that employee ecological behaviour (EEB) is the most critical factor indicating organisational competitive advantage and environmental performance. The present study identifies and explores the green competencies required at the workplace to perform ecological behaviour. No prior study has explored the required green competencies from employees at the workplace in higher education institutions to the researchers’ knowledge. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research utilises the data generated from eighteen comprehensive interviews with the top five Malaysian green universities’ employees. The study adopted the content analysis approach to explore contextually relevant competencies required for EEB in the workplace. Results: Six main green competencies, namely environmental awareness, environmental attitude, environmental knowledge, environmental consciousness, green mindfulness, and green ability, were generated from the analysis supporting ecological behaviour at the workplace. Conclusion: This research explored the required green competencies of employees to be environmental-friendly in the workplace by investigating the previously neglected domain required in the workplace. The research offers practical implications to universities and human resources (HR) to adopt accountabilities for an organisation to be environmentally sustainable. The recruitment committee and top management of higher education institutions should accentuate an environmental stance and green competencies in job descriptions to entice applicants with an environment-friendly mentality.

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Green capabilities, green purchasing, and triple bottom line performance: Leading toward environmental sustainability

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Despite the vast literature on green purchasing practices and sustainability, the role of an organization's green capabilities in defining green purchasing practices for triple-bottom-line performance has received limited attention. This research intends to empirically evaluate the impact of green capabilities on green purchasing practices to boost the triple-bottom-line performance of manufacturing organizations. We analyzed 386 manufacturing organizations' responses using the covariance-based structural equation modeling approach. The results indicate a positive correlation between green capabilities and purchasing habits; however, green innovation capabilities did not establish a statistically meaningful correlation. Additionally, green buying strategies have significant favorable associations with the triple bottom line of performance. The results contributed to the advancement of the resource-based-view theory by empirically examining the impact of green capabilities and green purchasing practices in influencing the triple-bottom-line performance of manufacturing firms.

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Influence of green human resource management on employee green behavior: The sequential mediating effect of perceived behavioral control and attitude toward corporate environmental policy

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The current existential global threat brought about by excessive carbon emissions caused by employee activity in the workplace calls for actions of corporate environmental policy. Thus, this study investigated the sequential mediating effects of perceived behavioral control (PBC) and attitude between green human resource management (GHRM) and employee green behavior (EGB) on the basis of ability–motivation–opportunity (AMO) theory and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Data were purposely collected using a quantitative approach from a cross‐sectional study of 425 lecturers in Malaysian public universities. Smart PLS‐SEM was utilized to investigate the relationship between variables. Findings confirmed the relationship between GHRM and PBC. Furthermore, results demonstrated a strong positive relationship between PBC and both attitude and EGB. In addition, the link between attitude and EGB was found to be significantly related. However, no significant relationship was found between GHRM and both employee attitude and EGB. For the mediating effect, findings showed that PBC significantly mediates the link between GHRM and EGB and the relationship between GHRM and attitude. Further, the sequential mediating effect of PBC and attitude between GHRM and EGB was supported. Results also shed some light on the importance of the underlying mechanism of employees' PBC and attitude between GHRM and EGB, thereby providing implications regarding the role of AMO theory on TPB. Future directions are also discussed.

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A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Employee Ecological Behavior of Academics in Higher Education

Cited by 6 publications

References 70 publications

Make it their Decisions, not your Directives: Exploring Required Green Competencies for Employee Ecological Behaviour

Make it their Decisions, not your Directives: Exploring Required Green Competencies for Employee Ecological Behaviour

Green capabilities, green purchasing, and triple bottom line performance: Leading toward environmental sustainability

Influence of green human resource management on employee green behavior: The sequential mediating effect of perceived behavioral control and attitude toward corporate environmental policy

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