Impact of Employee Sustainability Knowledge on Employee Sustainable Behavior: A study of manufacturing sector and Service Sector employees

Dr Vaishali Trivedi

doi:10.23925/2178-0080.2025v27i2.66622

Autores

Dr Vaishali Trivedi Associate Professor, St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies , Ahmedabad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3115

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2178-0080.2025v27i2.66622

Palavras-chave:

sustentabilidade,, indústria 4.0, treinamento corporativo em sustentabilidade, conhecimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) dos funcionários, comportamento sustentável dos funcionários

Resumo

A sustentabilidade tornou-se um imperativo empresarial fundamental no atual regime da Indústria 4.0. O sucesso das organizações neste mundo VUCA depende de inovações sustentáveis, que, por sua vez, dependem da compreensão da sustentabilidade por parte dos colaboradores e do comportamento sustentável decorrente disso. Muitos estudos empíricos demonstraram o impacto positivo do conhecimento sobre sustentabilidade por parte dos colaboradores sobre o seu comportamento sustentável em diversas organizações. As organizações precisam investir em treinamento corporativo em sustentabilidade para ampliar o conhecimento dos colaboradores sobre os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e impulsionar comportamentos sustentáveis. Este artigo examina a relação entre o conhecimento dos colaboradores sobre os ODS e o seu comportamento sustentável entre colaboradores dos setores de manufatura e serviços. O estudo também explorou o impacto do gênero no conhecimento e nos comportamentos dos colaboradores em relação aos ODS.

Biografia do Autor

Dr Vaishali Trivedi, Associate Professor, St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies , Ahmedabad

Associate Professor, St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies , Ahmedabad, India

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