State of Green Management Practices in Public Sector Institutions in the Bono Region of Ghana
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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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