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Relationships between religious work values, sustainable work behaviours and sustainable energy consumptions: An empirical analysis using Muslim employees

Ab. Wahab, Mastura·2017·Management Decision
DOI 10.1108/md-01-2017-0039
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent religious work values such as Islamic work values (IWVs) could have an influence on sustainable work behaviours and sustainable energy consumptions among employees in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected through survey questionnaires. The sample consisted of 264 Muslim employees who work in the private and public organisations in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling was conducted using a second-order model. Findings: The results showed that religious values (i.e. IWVs) have a significant relationship with sustainable work behaviours and sustainable energy consumptions. The effect on sustainable work behaviours was stronger than its effect on sustainable energy consumptions. Practical implications: This study suggests that the policy makers and pundits should pay attention to employees rather than focussing on just the CEO or the managers as the key players in the industries. This would help reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses and other environmental degradations. Originality/value: With regard to sustainability, past studies have mostly used general values rather than religious values in analysing work behaviours or energy consumptions. Furthermore, most previous studies have used behavioural intentions in their theory and concepts when explaining sustainable behaviours. This study extends the literature by conceptualising the value-attitude-behaviour theory which focusses on actual behaviours rather than on intentions in explaining the effect of religious work values on sustainable behaviours and energy consumptions.

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Authors
Ab. Wahab, M.
Venue
Management Decision
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2017-10-16
Volume
55
Issue
9
Pages
1854-1867
ISSN
0025-1747 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/md-01-2017-0039
OpenAlex
W2752533930
Cited by
31
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2
FWCI
2.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
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Locations
Management Decision (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
Keywords
sustainable energy use, Muslim employees, workplace sustainability, employee behavior, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, Malaysia

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