Stimulating student’s pro-environmental behavior in higher education institutions: an ability–motivation–opportunity perspective

Autor: Kashif Ullah Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Sadia Akhtar, Fouzia Atlas
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 24:4128-4149
ISSN: 1573-2975
1387-585X
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01609-4
Popis: The slow and inadequate environmental performance of higher education institutions is attracting the consideration of researchers toward a behavioral change of teachers and students rather than just concentrating on learning and technology adoption. Based on the ability–motivation–opportunity (AMO) theory, this research aims to explore a relationship between green human resource management practices (i.e., ability, motivation, and opportunity) with student’s pro-environmental behavior (PEB). The environmental knowledge as a mediator and the leader’s support as a moderator are examined in the developed relationship. Then, the model is analyzed among students of public universities in Pakistan. It has been observed that green AMO-enhancing practices are significantly affecting the student's PEB and environmental knowledge considerably mediates these associations. Moreover, the leader’s support moderates the effect of green ability-enhancing practices and green opportunity-enhancing practices on student’s PEB. The current study not only contributes to green human resource management research but also provides significant implications for decision makers to develop policies for a sustainable environment in higher education institutions of Pakistan.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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