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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 April 2023) | Viewed by 13372

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Dr. Fu-Sheng Tsai

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Department of Business Administration, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
Interests: social networks; knowledge management; creativity; innovation; entrepreneurship; strategic knowledge and networks; value co-creation
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Dear Colleagues,

Business organizations and their stakeholders are major components of modern societal development. Some have even argued that the power of corporations may be competitive over that of a state/nation, thus determining the result of the value creation of society (Hertz 2001). Most of us live in an organizational world and act upon the systematic rules and exceptions of it (Drucker 1946). Thus, organizations and stakeholders are also vital forces for collectively contributing to the good, bad, or ugly of environmental governance at different levels of analysis (i.e., value co-creation). Initiative movements or imperatives such as corporate social responsibility have found their way to take part in forming and shaping environmental values and impact the whole of society. In nature, it could be a value co-creation effort collectively performed by all stakeholders through activating knowledge, networks, and technology. However, related issues/phenomena are less researched systematically and cross-disciplinarily in developing economies.

Against such a backdrop, this Special Issue calls for conceptual and empirical papers that fall well within the scope of the theme. This Special Issue expects to collect theme-oriented papers that fit the abovementioned directions in research and practices. More interest and emphasis will be given to studies from developing economies. Recommended topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Corporate social responsibility for environmental welfare and public health;
Social initiatives/innovation for environmental quality;
New ventures/venturing in environment-based industries/niches;
Technological issues and strategies (e.g., new energy, big data, ICT+, A.I.);
Marketing and education for environmental and societal development;
Design thinking;
Resilience;
Collective sense-making, knowing, and learning;
Ecosystems and stakeholders for industrial and societal value co-creation;
Policy concerns and governance;
Inter-organizational networking (e.g., public–private partnerships);
Case studies and best practices.

Dr. Fu-Sheng Tsai
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corporate social responsibility
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Study on the Global Sustainability of the Korean Construction Industry Based on the GRI Standards

by Eunsoo Park, Younghyun Kim, Anyong Lee, Jieun Kim and Hyunseok Kong

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4231; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph20054231 - 27 Feb 2023

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This study began with the increasing importance of ESG through sustainable management evaluation across all industries, predicting market demand through the ESG management paradigm and financial environment changes in the global industry, and establishing international strategies for the construction industry. Compared to other industries, the construction industry is in the early stages of ESG formation, and it is unclear how to expand its base by establishing evaluation system standards such as innovation of individual services, interaction of social capital, and definition of stakeholders. Currently, some large construction companies in the construction industry are publishing sustainability management reports at the group level, but given the recently strengthened global sustainability of ESG by GRI Standards, efficient analysis of global construction markets and strategic orders are needed. Therefore, this study focuses on assessing the sustainability strategies and directions of the construction industry from an ESG perspective. To this end, sustainability issues and insights, as well as global issues in Korea and the worldwide construction sector, were analyzed. The analysis showed that global construction companies were highly interested in business management approaches, such as safety and health, as critical issues regarding the construction industry’s sustainability strategy. In contrast, South Korean construction companies prioritize business values such as value creation, fair trade, and win-win. Both global and South Korean construction companies have been working on greenhouse gas reduction and energy sustainability. Regarding other issues, cultivating construction specialists, enhancing the job training system, and limiting serious accidents and safety mishaps were all significant from a social standpoint among South Korean construction companies. Conversely, global construction companies appeared to focus on issues related to ethical and environmental management from an organizational standpoint. Full article

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Linking Perceived Environmental CSR to Residents’ Environmental Citizenship Behavior in Rural Tourism: The Mediating Role of Resident–Environment Relationship Quality

by Xiaojuan Rao, Hongliang Qiu, Alastair M. Morrison and Wei Wei

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16566; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph192416566 - 09 Dec 2022

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Residents’ environmental citizenship behavior is essential to the environmental protection and sustainable development of rural destinations. However, previous research with regards to environmental citizenship behavior has focused on an employee perspective, rather than a resident one. Through the theoretical lens of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model, our research examined how perceived environmental CSR (ECSR) contributes to residents’ environmental citizenship behavior, with resident-environment relationship quality acting as the organism. Data collected from a Chinese rural destination were analyzed with a structural equation modeling approach. Results indicate that: (1) perceived ECSR directly and positively influences residents’ environmental citizenship behavior; (2) relationship quality variables (i.e., environmental identification and environmental commitment) directly and positively affect residents’ environmental citizenship behavior; (3) environmental identification directly and positively affects environmental commitment; (4) relationship quality variables positively mediate the effect of perceived ECSR on residents’ environmental citizenship behavior. The current research complements existing tourism literature on environmental citizenship behavior with a focus on perceived ECSR and relationship quality from the aspect of residents in rural destinations. The findings also provide some practical implications that potentially facilitate the adoption of environmental citizenship behavior among residents for sustainable destination management. Full article

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Would Financial Development Help China Achieve Carbon Peak Emissions?

by Ping Ji, Weidong Huo, Lan Bo, Weiwei Zhang and Xiaoxian Chen

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12850; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191912850 - 07 Oct 2022

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China has committed to reaching carbon peak before 2030. To realize the carbon peak goal, financial development plays an essential role in developing a green economy. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2019, this paper explores the impact of financial development on carbon intensity both theoretically and empirically. A financial development index system is constructed and computed using the entropy method. A spatial lag panel data model is employed to empirically test the interaction effect of financial development on carbon intensity. Moreover, the mediating effects of industrial upgrading and technological innovation are further investigated. The results show that: first, carbon intensity generates strong spatial spillover effects between provinces in China. Second, financial development significantly reduces carbon intensity, and is most pronounced in central China, followed by western and eastern China. Third, industrial upgrading and technological innovation are important channels to assist financial development in cutting down carbon intensity, and both produce positive spatial spillover effects. These findings suggest that inter-regional cooperation and coordination on financial development, industrial upgrading, and technological innovation are conducive to achieving low-carbon development targets. This research not only has practical significance to China, but also provides global reference value to other countries. Full article

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Assessing the Impacts of Individual and Organizational Factors on South Korea Hotels’ Green Performance Using the AMO Model

by Taeuk Kim

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(16), 10440; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191610440 - 22 Aug 2022

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The goal of this study is to investigate the influence relationship between AMO applied green HRM and employees’ green OCB. This study also attempted to verify the relationship between employees’ green OCB and green performance management. Specifically, we tried to define the effects of green awareness and green psychological climate on green HRM and green OCB. Moreover, we examined the mediating effect of green CSR perception on the relationship between green OCB and green performance management. To do so, we surveyed Rooms and F&B employees from nine global chain hotels in South Korea that actively contribute to a green package. An “actively contributing hotel” is one that has leadership in energy and environmental design certification. Further, employees of such hotels consider them proenvironmental hotels. For data analysis, we carried out SEM and factor analysis using SPSS 18.0 and Amos 20.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). All hypotheses were adopted as having significantly positive (+) effects. Hypotheses 4, 7, and 11 predicted partial mediating effects. The findings of the study have significant theoretical and practical ramifications for corporate environmental strategic performance management. Specifically, this study identified the relationship between the mediation variables on green OCB and green PM, as demonstrated in previous studies. Additionally, these results provide an effective employee management strategy for the green HRM of green hotels by providing concrete data. First, green hotels need to raise employees’ green awareness and green psychological climate to increase their green OCB. Second, employees themselves ultimately have to enhance the green CSR perception to raise green PM. Full article

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Diamond Model of Green Commitment and Low-Carbon Travel Motivation, Constraint, and Intention

by An-Jin Shie, You-Yu Dai, Ming-Xing Shen, Li Tian, Ming Yang, Wen-Wei Luo, Yenchun Jim Wu and Zhao-Hui Su

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(14), 8454; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph19148454 - 11 Jul 2022

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Although consumers generally accept and care about environmental issues, consumers have not adjusted their behavior accordingly. Based on the diamond model theory, this study proposes and tests the direct impact of personal green commitments on low-carbon travel motivation and constraint, and the possibility of subsequent low-carbon travel intention. According to the results of 358 valid questionnaire surveys, this study shows that green commitments positively affect the low-carbon travel motivation and intention, while negatively affecting the low-carbon travel constraint. The low-carbon travel motivation has some mediating effects. The research results can be used as a reference by relevant managers of the tourism industry to make changes in the content of travel services that are more suitable for specific populations. Full article

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How Does Entrepreneurial Team Relational Governance Promote Social Start-Ups’ Organizational Resilience?

by Yingping Mai, Yenchun Jim Wu and Yu-Min Wang

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(11), 6677; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph19116677 - 30 May 2022

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Why are some social entrepreneurial teams able to adapt to challenges and leverage the opportunities that are generated from a crisis, and why can some start-ups achieve sustained growth yet others do not? From the perspective of relational governance, this study unpacked the mechanism of how entrepreneurial teams promote social start-ups’ abilities to deal with crises and the mediating role of team learning through a survey of 396 social entrepreneurial team members. The results showed four key findings. (1) Trust among entrepreneurial team members has a positive effect on organizational resilience, whereas shared vision and communication-cooperation do not. (2) All the dimensions of relational governance positively promote team learning, and team learning is positively associated with organizational resilience. (3) Team learning mediates the effect of entrepreneurial team relational governance on organizational resilience; specifically, team learning plays a complete intermediary effect on shared vision and communication-cooperation to organizational resilience, whereas it plays a partial intermediary effect on trust in organizational resilience. (4) Team learning is the key factor to organizational resilience, whereas communication-cooperation promotes team learning the most. Practically, to strengthen social start-ups’ organizational resilience, entrepreneurial team members must first improve their understanding of environmental adaptability and then engage in productive and creative dialogues to manage issues, improve team members’ capability in information integration, as well as agree upon the action and activities that should be performed. Full article

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