Title: The organisational climate of sustainability: a survey

Authors: Anke Arnaud; Janet K. Tinoco; Dawna L. Rhoades

Addresses: Department of Management, Marketing, and Operations, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA ' Department of Management, Marketing, and Operations, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA ' Department of Management, Marketing, and Operations, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA

Abstract: This study describes three dimensions of the climate of sustainability and the development of a survey for assessing these dimensions. The authors report the results of two studies conducted to measure the climate of sustainability dimensions of sensitivity to sustainability (six items), motivation for sustainability (six items), and responsibility for sustainability (five items). Results support that the climate of sustainability is a reliable instrument and demonstrate the convergent and discriminant validity of each survey dimension. Furthermore, results show the criterion-related validity of the climate of sustainability with respect to innovation strategy and employee attitudes including satisfaction and turnover intentions. Implications and suggestions for the use of this survey in future research are discussed.

Keywords: sustainability; organisational climate; ethics; innovation; sustainable development; sustainable transport.

DOI: 10.1504/WRITR.2013.058977

World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 2013 Vol.4 No.2/3, pp.99 - 122

Received: 01 Mar 2013
Accepted: 25 Jul 2013
Published online: 31 Mar 2014 *

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