Practicing mindfulness as a means for enhancing workplace pro-environmental behaviors among managers

Patel, Taran; Holm, Marie

doi:10.1080/09640568.2017.1394819

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“…The frequency of categories “never” and “thinking” was relatively higher in the categories of “future generations” and “keep lifestyle” compared to the category “change lifestyle”/ Chi 2 (4) = 10.34; p = 0.035/. These results support earlier research linking mindfulness with sustainable thinking and behaviour (Brown and Kasser, 2005; Amel et al , 2009; Sol and Wals, 2015; Patel and Holm, 2017; Lengyel, 2018; Wamsler, 2018).…”

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Assessing the essential pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum

Lengyel

Szőke

Sándor

et al. 2019

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Purpose This study has two aims. It aims to analyse three essential pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum (ASC). The theoretical analysis involves the definition of authenticity through the learning outcomes (LOs) framework called authentic minimum (AM). This paper also aims to gauge students’ views on economic growth, sustainability and mindfulness. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical aim was accomplished by extensive study of and critical reflections on the relevant literature. The empirical research was qualitative using an online questionnaire as survey instrument consisting of predominantly open-ended questions involving students of two economic faculties. Directed content analysis and nonparametric quantitative methods were used to assess the answers. Findings Viable sustainability goals are in stark contrast with the promotion of sustainable economic growth in sustainable development goals 8 and the reigning neoliberal agenda. The empirical findings provide valuable insights into how undergraduate students view mindfulness, economic growth and aspects of sustainability. Research limitations/implications The empirical research has some obvious limitations that warrant caution in generalizing the results. The authors used a sample of convenience and the base population of the survey consisted only in students of economics in two economic faculties of two Hungarian universities. Practical implications Practical implications of the present paper are many all sharing; however, the need for existential courage on the part of teachers, students and leaders of higher education institutions. Existential courage is required for profound personal transformation, for going against mainstream ideology and the possible confrontations with colleagues, leaders of institutions, students, friends or family members. Originality/value On the theoretical side, the concept of ASC was introduced with AM as its LOs framework. For the first time, an attempt was made to interpret authenticity in sustainability education as an integration of mindfulness, human and environmental ethics and a firm opposition to economic growth and neoliberal ideals. The analysis of qualitative data supported earlier research and also provided unique findings in the examined areas.

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Assessing the essential pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum

Lengyel

Szőke

Sándor

et al. 2019

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“…Mindfulness has been proposed as a strategy to initiate pro-environmental behaviors; however, the research is sparse [7–9]. Mindfulness, or “full consciousness”, consists of paying attention to thoughts, feelings, emotions, and sensations at the present moment without judgment [10–15].…”

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“…In the same year, a similar study surveyed 100 people and found that mindfulness was significantly positively correlated with sustainable behavior [16]. Lastly, several review articles have established the important role that mindfulness may play in fostering pro-environmental behaviors and sustainability at both individual and societal scales [7, 9, 12, 13, 29].…”

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Mindfulness and Climate Change Action: A Feasibility Study

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Pro-environmental behaviors and the cultural shifts that can accompany these may offer solutions to the consequences of a changing climate. Mindfulness has been proposed as a strategy to initiate these types of behaviors. In 2017, we pilot-tested Mindful Climate Action (MCA), an eight-week adult education program that delivers energy use, climate change, and sustainability content in combination with training in mindfulness meditation, among 16 individuals living in Madison, WI. We collected participant data at baseline and at different times across the study period regarding household energy use, transportation, diet, and health and happiness. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the various MCA study practices including measurement tools, outcome assessment, curriculum and related educational materials, and especially the mindfulness-based climate action trainings. MCA was well-received by participants as evidenced by high adherence rate, high measures of participant satisfaction, and high participant response rate for surveys. In addition, we successfully demonstrated feasibility of the MCA program, and have estimated participant's individual carbon footprints related to diet, transportation, and household energy.

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“…Importantly, not only senior management, but also mid-level managers play an important role in shaping strategic decisions and firm outcomes (e.g., Balogun & Johnson, 2004;Huy, 2002;Patel & Holm, 2018;Wooldridge et al, 2008). The implementation of a sustainability policy is, for example, mostly carried out by the middle managers responsible for sustainability (Benn et al, 2014;Broman et al, 2017).…”

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The dark triad and corporate sustainability: An empirical analysis of personality traits of sustainability managers

Pelster

Schaltegger

2021

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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Individuals play a key role for corporate sustainability (e.g., Aragón-Correa et al., 2004;Broman et al., 2017). It is therefore unsurprising that in addition to studying corporate sustainability approaches and practices from different theoretical and empirical perspectives (e.g., Benn et al., 2014;Montiel, 2008), various researchers have highlighted links between the characteristics of individuals and corporate sustainability (Alonso-Almeida et al., 2017;Mazutis, 2013;Mudrack, 2007).With their upper echelons theory, Hambrick and Mason (1984) established a general link between characteristics of (senior) managers and firm outcomes (Hambrick, 2007;Hambrick & Mason, 1984).Management not only directly influences a firm's outcomes through strategic decision-making, the choice and design of sustainability activities, their funding and timelines, but also indirectly by defining

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Practicing mindfulness as a means for enhancing workplace pro-environmental behaviors among managers

Cited by 17 publications

References 89 publications

Assessing the essential pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum

Assessing the essential pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum

Mindfulness and Climate Change Action: A Feasibility Study

The dark triad and corporate sustainability: An empirical analysis of personality traits of sustainability managers

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