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International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

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ISSN: 2225-8329

Accelerating the Adoption of Sustainable Development Practices among Online Distance Learning Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Zahir Osman, Tuan Fatma Tuan Sulaiman, Raziana Che Aziz, Rosnida Abu Bakar, Nor Aisyah Fadil

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARAFMS/v13-i3/19595

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Sustainability development practices currently is a pressing issue in many organizations and are gaining wide attention across the world. This study aims to evaluate the direct relationships between attitude, leadership style, organizational commitment, perceived behavioural control, and subjective norms with intention and the direct relationship between intention and adoption of sustainable development practices among employees of distance learning higher education institutions in Malaysia. Presently, in Malaysia, the adoption of sustainable development practices among online distance learning higher education institutions is still at nota very encouraging level and much improvement needs to be done to increase the level of adoption. In this study, primary data was employed and a survey questionnaire, which was adapted from previous research studies, was utilized for data gathering. The data analysis involved 392 clean data which was analyzed using structural equation modelling. Firstly, the measurement model was evaluated to determine the convergent validity by examining the construct reliability and validity. The discriminant validity was then assessed and verified using cross-loading and Hetrotrait-Monotrait (HTMT) ratios. The structural model was then evaluated and the hypothesis testing indicated that attitude, leadership style, perceived behavioural control, and subjective norms have a significant positive direct relationship with intention. Furthermore, the intention was found to have a positive and significant relationship with adoption. This study provides some insights in providing strategies to enhance the adoption of sustainable development practices.