Impact of employee sustainability knowledge on employee sustainable behavior
a study of manufacturing sector and service sector employees
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2179-3565.2025v16i1p18-26Keywords:
Sustainability, Industry 4 .0, Corporate Sustainability Training, Employee Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge, Employee Sustainable BehaviorAbstract
Sustainability has become a key business imperative in the contemporary Industry 4 .0 regime. The success of organizations in this VUCA world depends upon sustainable innovations which largely depends on employees understanding of sustainability and resultant sustainable behavior. Many empirical studies have shown the positive impact of employee sustainability knowledge on employee sustainable behavior across the organizations. The organizations need to invest in Corporate Sustainability Training of employees to improve their SDG knowledge in order to drive sustainable behavior. This paper attempts to examine relationship between Employee Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge and Employee Sustainable Behavior among those, working in manufacturing sector and service sector. Impact of gender on employee SDG knowledge and behaviors has also been explored in the study.
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