Assessing the impact of academic programs on student intentions toward selecting an environmentally sustainable workplace

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dc.contributorBillings, Andrew
dc.contributorLewis, Melvin
dc.contributorJung, Seung
dc.contributor.advisorShin, Yeonho
dc.contributor.advisorSevert, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Susan Beamon
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-12T18:06:23Z
dc.date.available2020-03-12T18:06:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe ecosystem has been negatively impacted by the growth of population, an increase of industrial enterprise and an improper use of resources. As humans are the main catalyst of this global change, we have entered the Anthropocene epoch. Worldwide discussions contribute to an overall awareness that corporations need business strategies that incorporate environmentally sustainable initiatives. This poses many challenges as the majority of change initiatives fail. Creating this change requires leadership that is educated about environmental sustainability. Higher education institutions play a role in moving society toward environmental sustainability by integrating this education within the curricula and university culture. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of academic programs on student intentions toward the selection of an environmentally sustainable workplace. The theory of planned behavior was used to determine, among students, the relationship between attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control toward environmentally sustainable behavior and the intention to select an environmentally sustainable workplace. A survey was distributed to students attending a public university in the southeastern United States enrolled in three different degree programs. While the results statistically showed no significance between the groups, the research models did show that attitudes and subjective norm lead toward the students intentions to select an environmentally sustainable workplace, while their college major program is not a significant path to intention. Finally, there are thoughts on future research and ideas for future integration within higher education.en_US
dc.format.extent68 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003502
dc.identifier.otherHughes_alatus_0004M_14057
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/6644
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.haspartSupplementary materials include IRB/IEC authorization agreement in PDF format.
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental management
dc.subjectBusiness administration
dc.titleAssessing the impact of academic programs on student intentions toward selecting an environmentally sustainable workplaceen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. College of Human Environmental Sciences
etdms.degree.disciplineHuman Environmental Sciences, General
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.
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