Influence mechanism of undergraduate students’ green innovation behavior: AMO perspective and multilevel empirical study

IF 3 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI:10.1108/ijshe-02-2023-0067

Jiaqi Liu, Haitao Wen, Rong Wen, Wenjue Zhang, Yun Cui, Heng Wang

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Abstract

Purpose

To contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, this study aims to explore how to encourage innovative green behaviors among college students and the mechanisms behind the formation of green innovation behavior. Specifically, this study examines the influences of schools, mentors and college students themselves.

Design/methodology/approach

A multilevel, multisource study involving 261 students from 51 groups generally supported this study’s predictions.

Findings

Proenvironmental and responsible mentors significantly predicted innovative green behavior among college students. In addition, creative motivation mediated the logical chain among green intellectual capital, emotional intelligence and green innovation behavior.

Practical implications

The study findings offer new insights into the conditions required for college students to engage in green innovation. In addition, they provide practical implications for cultivating green innovation among college students.

Originality/value

The authors proposed and tested a multilevel theory based on the ability–motivation–opportunity framework. In this model, proenvironmental and responsible mentors, green intellectual capital and emotional intelligence triggered innovative green behavior among college students through creative motivation.

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大学生绿色创新行为的影响机制：AMO视角与多层次实证研究

目的为了促进可持续发展目标的实现，本研究旨在探讨如何鼓励大学生的绿色创新行为以及绿色创新行为背后的形成机制。具体而言，本研究探讨了学校、导师和大学生自身的影响因素。研究结果环保导师和负责任的导师对大学生的绿色创新行为有显著的预测作用。此外，创造性动机在绿色知识资本、情感智力和绿色创新行为之间的逻辑链中起到了中介作用。研究结果为大学生参与绿色创新所需的条件提供了新的见解。原创性/价值作者提出并检验了基于能力-动机-机会框架的多层次理论。在该模型中，亲环境和负责任的导师、绿色知识资本和情商通过创新动机引发了大学生的绿色创新行为。

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Multiple-

CiteScore

6.60

自引率

19.40%

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期刊介绍： The aim of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is to provide up-to-date information on new developments and trends on sustainability in a higher education context, and to catalyse networking and information exchange on sustainable development as a whole, and on the SDGs in particular, on a global basis. Authors are invited to submit papers from the following areas: Environmental management systems, Sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, Curricular innovation, Campus greening, Operational aspects of universities, Energy, water, recycling, waste management, Planning and design of campuses, Environmental reports, Environmental policies and action plans, Staff and student initiatives. Other themes associated to the above or emerging topics will also be considered