Associations between organisations’ motivated workforce and environmental performance
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Article Title | Associations between organisations’ motivated workforce and environmental performance |
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ERA Journal ID | 19094 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rae, Kirsten (Author), Sands, John (Author) and Gadenne, David Leslie (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change |
Journal Citation | 11 (3), pp. 384-405 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2015 |
ISSN | 1832-5912 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/JAOC-10-2013-0090 |
Abstract | Purpose – This study aims to investigate the association between a motivated and prepared workforce and environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach – Self-administered surveys were used to collect data for the study from 300 organisations operating in Australia. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the robustness of the various measurement models, and structural equation modelling was used to test the two propositions for this study. Findings – The results identify significant associations between affective commitment, employee performance process and training and enhanced environmental performance, which is mediated through the value-creating processes, work practices, process improvement and innovation process. Practical implications – The study has identified specific management practices that enhance environmental performance. The findings add to the body of knowledge because previous studies focused on general conceptual rather than actual management practices. The implications for practice are that organisations should enhance organisational affective commitment to their environmental Originality/value – Results, mentioned in findings above, provide some specificity to associations that had been illustrated and explained previously in an abstract or conceptual framework. A framework of identified associations provides a basis for future research and for |
Keywords | innovation, human resource management, human capital, organisational commitment, environmental performance, value-creating processes |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350105. Management accounting |
350107. Sustainability accounting and reporting | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
School of Commerce | |
University of the Sunshine Coast | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q320z/associations-between-organisations-motivated-workforce-and-environmental-performance
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