Publication: Green practices and corporate sustainability performance of chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia: The moderating role of Islamic work ethics, organisation size, and organisation age
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2020-08
Authors
Maryam Jamilah Asha’ari
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Abstract
Sustainability is a crucial issue for many sectors in Malaysia, including the
manufacturing sector. Many businesses, especially the chemical manufacturing
industry, aim to achieve a sustainable business through the implementation of green
practices. Green practices provide guidelines for the employees to simultaneously
sustain the organisation in a sustainable manner and carry out the required
manufacturing activities. Focusing on that, this study aimed to examine the effects of
green practices on corporate sustainability performance through Islamic work ethics,
organisation size, and organisation age as moderators. Using the stratified random
sampling technique, 344 chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia were
invited to participate in a survey. Data from 130 completed questionnaire sets were
subjected to partial least square (PLS) analysis. The results demonstrated significant
effects of green practices on corporate sustainability performance via Islamic work
ethics and organisation size. However, organisation age was found to exhibit no
moderation effect on the relationship between green practices and corporate
sustainability performance. Conclusively, as part of the organisational strategies, the
sustainability of chemical manufacturing organisations must involve successful
implementation of green practices, Islamic work ethics, and organisation size. This
study offered several theoretical and practical contributions on green practices,
Islamic work ethics, organisation size, and organisation age, and corporate
sustainability performance. Theoretically, this study extended literature on the
resource-based view theory, natural-resource-based view theory, and stakeholder
theory. Al-Quran and hadith were used to support this study to link the relationships
of the variables under study, particularly in the context of chemical manufacturing
organisations in Malaysia. Practically, this study was expected to assist chemical
manufacturers in selecting the appropriate green practices to achieve corporate
sustainability performance and good implementation of Islamic work ethics.
Additionally, it is recommended for future research to explore other types of
industries in the manufacturing sector given the focus of this study on the chemical
manufacturing industry only.
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CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING ORGANISATIONS , GREEN PRACTICES , CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE , Islamic work ethics