Measurement of sustainable attitudes: a scale for business students

Measurement of sustainable attitudes: a scale for business students

Purpose This study aims to present the development and validation of a scale to measure the attitudes of Latin American business students toward sustainable management practices in the economic, social and environmental dimensions. Design/methodology/approach Using a nonprobabilistic sample, the app...

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Published in:International journal of sustainability in higher education Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 2017 - 2039
Main Authors: Prialé, María Angela, Vera Ruiz, Angela, Espinosa, Agustin, Kamiche Zegarra, Joanna Noelia, Yepes López, Gustavo Adolfo, Darmohraj, Adrián Marcelo, Flores Venturi, Carlos Ivan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 21-11-2024
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects:
Attitudes
Business Schools
Environmental management
Leadership
Literature Reviews
Management decisions
Schools
Social responsibility
Structural reliability
Students
Sustainability
Sustainability management
Sustainable practices
Technical Education
Latin America
Attitudes
Business students
Scale validation
Sustainability
Education for sustainability
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Summary:Purpose This study aims to present the development and validation of a scale to measure the attitudes of Latin American business students toward sustainable management practices in the economic, social and environmental dimensions. Design/methodology/approach Using a nonprobabilistic sample, the appreciation for sustainable practices in students (ASP-S) scale was administered to a total of 653 undergraduate and graduate business students in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. A range of psychometric validity (construct, convergent and discriminant) and reliability criteria were applied. Findings Construct, convergent and discriminant validity was obtained from the ASP-S scale across all samples. During the internal validation process, two factors were found: systemic consciousness (ten items) and sustainable business leadership (nine items), both of which obtained acceptable reliability indices. The resulting structure is equivalent in all four countries. Originality/value The instrument can be applied by educators and learning assurance areas to diagnose and measure the effectiveness of pedagogical strategies used in sustainability courses taught at Latin American business schools. As a result, it has applications for curriculum design. As a valid and reliable instrument set in the context of regional business praxis, it can promote an understanding of sustainable behaviors and practices in future Latin American leaders.
ISSN:1467-6370
1758-6739
DOI:10.1108/IJSHE-10-2023-0476