Towards more sustainable future: assessment of sustainability literacy among the future managers in India

Sekhar, Chandra; Raina, Reeta

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01316-0

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“…As suggested by Bagozzi and Yi (2012), this study used a cross-sectional survey research design. This study’s results may be best interpreted as yielding functional relationships that are likely to be consistent with the causal relationship (Sekhar and Raina, 2021).…”

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Do high-commitment work systems engage employees? Mediating role of psychological capital

Sekhar

2021

IJOA

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Purpose Although managers and academicians have recognised the importance of high-commitment work systems (HCWS), work engagement and psychological capital (PsyCap) in service firms, many questions remain unanswered. This study aims to fill the gaps in the area of work engagement by considering the relationships among HCWS, PsyCap and work engagement. In this cross-sectional study, the author drew on the social exchange theory to analyse these relationships. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional data from 309 employees from India’s services sector was collected to investigate HCWS and work engagement associations. The data were analysed by structural equation modelling. Findings The study findings integrate the existing literature on human resource (HR) systems and positive psychology by identifying the critical role of PsyCap in passing the positive effects of HCWS to engage employees in their work. Further, it supports the assumption that PsyCap is formed primarily based on organisational practices, thereby addressing the paucity of research that examined the antecedents of PsyCap. Practical implications Owing to study findings, service firms are encouraged to carry out human resource development intervention(s) to make their employees psychologically capable. Since PsyCap is a state-like construct, it can be developed among individuals. Thus, managers can develop their employees’ PsyCap through various training interventions. Originality/value The mediating role of PsyCap in the HCWS and work engagement in India’s service industries settings was tested. The present study’s findings contribute to the theory of strategic human resource management by explaining how HCWS can help employees engage better in their work.

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Do high-commitment work systems engage employees? Mediating role of psychological capital

Sekhar

2021

IJOA

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“…European Commission, 2019; United Nations, 2019) underscore the importance of sustainable development in overcoming the challenges set by issues such as climate change. Education is thought to be key in preparing future generations for facing this issue (Amézaga et al, 2021;Minelgaitė & Liobikienė, 2021;Sekhar & Raina, 2021). However, before educational efforts can be monitored, research should ask whether formal education in schools and classrooms affects students' action competence regarding sustainable development (ACiSD).…”

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“…These policy recommendations build onto the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2015), which aim at working towards sustainable development, which was defined as a process of mutually interacting environmental, social, and socio-economic perspectives. Educational efforts at all levels are paramount if we are to promote environmental and sustainable behaviour that would allow to take on the challenges involved (Amézaga et al, 2021;Minelgaitė & Liobikienė, 2021;Sekhar & Raina, 2021). In order to monitor these efforts, measurement of learning outcomes is crucial (Amézaga et al, 2021;UNESCO, 2017).…”

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“…10-14-year-olds, because that is when civic involvement is developed (Smetana et al, 2006). As sustainability knowledge and awareness enhances future policy makers' and managers' engagement for developing a sustainable future (Sekhar & Raina, 2021), this adds to the importance of the stage in life when civic involvement is developed. Answers to these two research questions will contribute to the literature by paving the way for ACiSD to be included as a learning outcome in educational effectiveness research.…”

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Honing action competence in sustainable development: what happens in classrooms matters

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Mæyer

Pauw

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Environ Dev Sustain

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In effectiveness literature, voices are rising to embrace learning contents beyond mathematics, science, and language. Meanwhile, international policy documents such as the United Nations 2019 Climate Action Summit Report point at the importance of action for sustainable development for establishing acceptable life conditions for current and future generations. Therefore, a candidate learning outcome for broadening effectiveness research's scope is action competence in sustainable development (ACiSD), which consists of the relevant knowledge, willingness, capacity expectations, and outcome expectancy regarding actions for sustainable development. In order to initiate adding ACiSD as a learning outcome to effectiveness research, the current study contributed to establishing that formal education plays a part in changes in students' ACiSD. Firstly, we studied how much variance in ACiSD can be attributed to what happens in classrooms. Secondly, we looked into how class groups' and early adolescent students' ACiSD changed after one school year. Following recommendations for rigour in effectiveness research, we performed multilevel analyses on survey data (question one: n = 1398; question two: n = 633). Our evidence showed that 11% of variance in ACiSD was attributable to what happens in classrooms with explained variance in the subconstructs ranging between 7.2 and 14.2%. Furthermore, individual students as well as class groups showed higher ACiSD scores when comparing measurements at beginning and end of one school year. We conclude that the classroom level matters to changes in ACiSD within early adolescents. Further research can now look into how and to which extent teachers' educational approaches affect these changes.

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“…As has been done by (Kokkarinen & Cotgrave, 2012) who stated that integrating sustainability literacy in learning in schools / universities is considered to have a big impact that is to form a sustainable student attitude. Thus, sustainability literacy is the first step to forming someone to be able to build a sustainable future (Sekhar & Raina, 2021). Preparing a quality and literate young generation for the importance of preparing for the future should be trained both in terms of attitude, skills and mindset.…”

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Education Sustainable Development-Integrated Organic Waste Management to Improve Students' Sustainability Literacy

Havita

Hamidah

Sriyati

2021

JPMIPA

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This article aims to explore a startegi in the form of the implementation of organic waste management to create sustainable skills and mindsets. The method used in this study is the weak method of experimentation. Instruments used in research in the form of instruments about 15 questions are tested before and after learning. The sample used in this study as many as 32 students in one of the junior high schools in Pandeglang. The results showed an increase between the pretest and postest student results with a significance level of 0.00 which showed that there was an influence between sustainable development education integrated organic waste management and improved sustainability literacy. While the acquisition of N-Gain score of 46.87% with low category, 46.87% medium category and 6.25% in the high category. N-Gain scores show less than optimal results, because some students get low N-Gain grades. Thus, this research can be concluded to be able to increase the sustainability literacy of students with low categories. Therefore, it needs to be re-studied for further research. The results of this study are also useful for anyone who wants to learn about sustainable lifestyles, especially in organic waste management.

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Towards more sustainable future: assessment of sustainability literacy among the future managers in India

Cited by 14 publications

References 43 publications

Do high-commitment work systems engage employees? Mediating role of psychological capital

Do high-commitment work systems engage employees? Mediating role of psychological capital

Honing action competence in sustainable development: what happens in classrooms matters

Education Sustainable Development-Integrated Organic Waste Management to Improve Students' Sustainability Literacy

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