Employee Sentiments Concerning Workplace Greening

dc.contributor.authorKhorommbi, Phumudzo
dc.contributor.supervisorMoolla, Raeesa
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-15T16:20:23Z
dc.date.available2024-10-15T16:20:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-09
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science ((Coursework & research), to the Faculty of Science, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023.
dc.description.abstractFor centuries, people have continuously impacted the environment, resulting in an exponential rise in environmental problems and deterioration. In the quest to find solutions, business organisations have employed or tried to institute greening programmes, such as promoting waste at source and installing solar panels. However, it is essential for people, specifically in occupational settings, to see this as a need - for greening programmes to be effective. To this end, this study aimed to identify the elements that drive individuals to conduct environmentally responsible behaviours at work. This qualitative study collected data by administering surveys to research participants. Information related to eco-helping, eco-initiatives and eco-civic engagement was collected by administering surveys to local contractors at the PepsiCo site in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. The survey amassed 70 responses during October 2023. The study found that gender was an important indicator of pro-environmental behaviour, and that age affected a person’s inclination to act pro-environmentally. As this study relied on proclamations of good environmental intentions from participants, future studies should test this hypothesis in the field to quantify its success.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.identifier.citationKhorommbi, Phumudzo. (2023). Employee Sentiments Concerning Workplace Greening. [Masters' dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/41616
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/41616
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
dc.subjectPro-environmental behavior
dc.subjectOrganisational citizenship for the environment
dc.subjectPepsiCo site
dc.subjectEco-initiatives
dc.subjectEco-civic engagement
dc.subjectKempton Park
dc.subjectJohannesburg
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.titleEmployee Sentiments Concerning Workplace Greening
dc.typeDissertation
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