Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics

This study examines the impact of sustainable design on firms� social sustainability performance, and the moderating role of Islamic work ethics in this relationship. 344 chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia were invited to participate in a survey. Data from 130 completed questionnaire s...

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Main Authors: Asha�ari M.J., Daud S., Suki N.M.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-343232024-10-14T11:19:03Z Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics Asha�ari M.J. Daud S. Suki N.M. 57196420818 13906794000 18635232600 chemical manufacturing organisation Islamic work ethics partial least square social sustainability performance sustainable design Malaysia chemical industry design ethics least squares method manufacturing sustainability This study examines the impact of sustainable design on firms� social sustainability performance, and the moderating role of Islamic work ethics in this relationship. 344 chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia were invited to participate in a survey. Data from 130 completed questionnaire sets were subjected to partial least square (PLS) analysis. The results demonstrated significant effect of sustainable design on social sustainability performance. It was also shown that Islamic work ethics moderate the relationship between sustainable design and social sustainability performance. Al-Quran and hadith were used to support this study to link the relationships of the variables under study, particularly in the context of chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia. The present study has furnished significant theoretical contributions of how the Natural-resource-based view theory and stakeholder theory could be incorporated into the present proposed framework with the inclusion of the moderating role of Islamic work ethics, and eventually enrich the findings of extant research. As for practical contributions, businesses in the chemical industry would make well-informed decisions about which eco-friendly practices, particularly sustainable design, to adopt in order to attain social sustainability performance and successfully implement Islamic work ethics. Direction for future research is also recommended. � 2023 by the authors. Final 2024-10-14T03:19:03Z 2024-10-14T03:19:03Z 2023 Article 10.3390/su15075991 2-s2.0-85152536825 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85152536825&doi=10.3390%2fsu15075991&partnerID=40&md5=a317e3bba23086d0faa283671a893502 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34323 15 7 5991 All Open Access Gold Open Access MDPI Scopus
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topic chemical manufacturing organisation
Islamic work ethics
partial least square
social sustainability performance
sustainable design
Malaysia
chemical industry
design
ethics
least squares method
manufacturing
sustainability
spellingShingle chemical manufacturing organisation
Islamic work ethics
partial least square
social sustainability performance
sustainable design
Malaysia
chemical industry
design
ethics
least squares method
manufacturing
sustainability
Asha�ari M.J.
Daud S.
Suki N.M.
Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics
description This study examines the impact of sustainable design on firms� social sustainability performance, and the moderating role of Islamic work ethics in this relationship. 344 chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia were invited to participate in a survey. Data from 130 completed questionnaire sets were subjected to partial least square (PLS) analysis. The results demonstrated significant effect of sustainable design on social sustainability performance. It was also shown that Islamic work ethics moderate the relationship between sustainable design and social sustainability performance. Al-Quran and hadith were used to support this study to link the relationships of the variables under study, particularly in the context of chemical manufacturing organisations in Malaysia. The present study has furnished significant theoretical contributions of how the Natural-resource-based view theory and stakeholder theory could be incorporated into the present proposed framework with the inclusion of the moderating role of Islamic work ethics, and eventually enrich the findings of extant research. As for practical contributions, businesses in the chemical industry would make well-informed decisions about which eco-friendly practices, particularly sustainable design, to adopt in order to attain social sustainability performance and successfully implement Islamic work ethics. Direction for future research is also recommended. � 2023 by the authors.
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title Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics
title_short Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics
title_full Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics
title_fullStr Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics
title_full_unstemmed Linking Sustainable Design and Social Sustainability Performance of Chemical Manufacturing Firms: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics
title_sort linking sustainable design and social sustainability performance of chemical manufacturing firms: moderating role of islamic work ethics
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