Perceived corporate citizenship: a scale development and validation study adopting a bottom-up approach

2022

Qual Quant

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With continued pressure upon fisheries, alongside improved fisheries management in some places, there has been a decline in fish catches with changes in the structure of the ecosystem affecting its’ functionality. The use of scientific based indicator frameworks in an attempt to pursue sustainable fisheries is a common trend, however the management decisions are often socially driven and can deviate, or even, conflict with the science. This study aimed to investigate British Gen Z perceptions upon what creates a sustainable fishing industry through a series of three studies. A compilation of 82 statements, derived from practitioner indicator systems, was used by 23 participants in a concept mapping process consisting of five steps; create statements, sort & rate statements, multi-dimensional scaling of sorted units, cluster analysis, and label the clusters. The next stage of the study looked to refine the large number of statements by statistically verifying them with exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory composite analysis using split halves of a sample containing 657 participants and generating a three-factor solution of Community, Ecological Management and, Economic. The domain was then switched to the descriptive typology and a further 179 British Gen Z evaluated the fisheries at Hastings and Brixham based upon case studies which further validated the three-factor solution. The significance of this study demonstrates that consumers, who influence policy and management of fisheries through their purchasing behaviour, interpret sustainable fisheries differently to science which is evidenced by the merging of the elements of ecologically and management.

Section: Methodology and Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodology and Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

British Gen Z perceptions of sustainable fisheries: developing a measurement instrument

2022

Qual Quant

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“…How do you believe this has impacted, either positively or negatively, the global pursuit of sustainable development?'. The number of statements collected was then reduced based on Keyword In Context (KWIC), followed by thematic analyses to present a list of ideas composing of preferably 80 to 100 statements (Homer, 2021). This process was appraised by both researchers to ensure the statements are shortlisted effectively whilst also reducing any bias.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Exploratory Study Into Perceptions of the Impact COVID-19 Has Had on Sustainable Development Using Concept Mapping

Khor

2021

Preprint

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COVID-19 affected the pursuit of sustainable development in multifaceted ways. This study presents eight clusters of perceived impact of the pandemic and duration of respective impact that constantly developed ‘new normal’ to cope with unprecedented disruptions. The exploratory research applied the bottom-up approach where Concept System® Global MAX™ software facilitated online brainstorming to generate diverse opinions. Gen Z individuals were prompted with the following excerpt, ‘The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world and led to unprecedented change. How do you believe this has impacted either positively or negatively, the global pursuit of sustainable development?’ Their opinions were analysed and reduced to generate unique statements for subsequent data collection, where participants sorting the items into thematic clusters before rating each of them. Subsequently, multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis is performed using Concept System® to propose eight-cluster solutions. In the pursuit of sustainability, this study suggested that the pandemic have contribute positive Impacts on environment and Development of ICT infrastructure, while highlighting negative and long-term Impacts on Economy and Impacts on Wellbeing on overall. This community-based participatory research provides explicit recommendation in prioritising response for managing the unprecedented effects of the pandemic.

“…No limit to the number of participants was set as the software only tracked those who followed the link rather than those who actually contributed, thus a fixed period of one month was adopted for any participants who fit the criteria of Malaysian Gen Z. The number of statements collected was then reduced based on Keyword In Context (KWIC) technique, followed by thematic analyses to present a list of ideas composing of preferably 80 to 100 statements (Homer, 2021). The KWIC process is done through a search for the same words repeated in statements and grouped together to look for double redundancy, whilst thematic looks for words with similar meanings, e.g.…”

Section: Create Statementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the perceptions of Malaysian Gen Z towards the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable development

Khor

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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has affected the pursuit of sustainable development in multifaceted ways; this study investigates Malaysian Gen Z perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemics' disruptions to sustainable development. The exploratory research began with brainstorming from Malaysian Gen Z individuals with the following excerpt, 'The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world and led to unprecedented change. How do you believe this has impacted either positively or negatively, the global pursuit of sustainable development?' Ninety-eight unique statements were generated with subsequent participants sorting these statements into thematic groups before rating each of them on impact and duration. Subsequently, multi-dimensional scaling and cluster analysis was performed with eight-cluster solution being proposed. This study suggests that the pandemic has contributed both positively and negatively to sustainable development, while also highlighting the duration of these impacts. This community-based participatory research provides a guide for policy to mitigate negative impacts whilst also attempting to fully realise the positive impacts in response to managing the unprecedented effects of the pandemic.