Abstract:

This study was conducted to assess the state of green management practices among public sector institutions in Ghana with focus on the Bono region. The descriptive study employed a mixed-method approach to recruit employees of seven public sector institutions in the region for data collection using stratified random sampling method. A five-point Likert scale and a semi-structured interview guide were used to gather quantitative and qualitative data respectively. In all, quantitative data of 228 participants together with qualitative data from 15 respondents were used for the study. The quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 23 software while thematic content technique was used to analyze the qualitative data. The results of the quantitative data showed that majority of the study participants took a neutral stance on all the items used to measure the three main constructs: environmental orientation, environmental strategy and environment development in public sector institutions. On the other hand, the qualitative results indicated description of green management, forms of green management practices and measurement of green management practice as sub-themes of state of green management practice in public sector institutions. In conclusion, the mixed findings of the study have shown low level of awareness on green management practice in public institutions and hence serves as basis for attention to create awareness on the practice in the Bono region and Ghana as a whole.

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