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Green entrepreneurship’s role in resolving Green Campus Initiatives challenges in higher education

Acta Commercii

 
 
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Title Green entrepreneurship’s role in resolving Green Campus Initiatives challenges in higher education
 
Creator Shange, Hlanganani S. Lawa, Emmanuel Dlamini, Bongani I.
 
Subject environmental sustainability; higher education; entrepreneurship; financial management; project management; qualitative research; virtual interviews; questionnaires green campus initiative; green entrepreneurship; sustainable development; challenges; student housing; leadership; environmental sustainability; innovation
Description Orientation: This study critically evaluates the Green Campus Initiative’s (GCI) efficacy in promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within universities, noting limited contributions despite attention.Research purpose: The investigation aims to identify and address challenges hindering GCI implementation in universities. The study recognizes GCI’s pivotal role in mitigating environmental degradation and global warming, impacting economic growth.Motivation for the study: The motivation stems from the urgent need to combat environmental challenges, prompting a thorough examination of GCI’s effectiveness in universities to devise solutions for sustainable development.Research design: Employing a qualitative research design, the study analyzes GCI challenges in higher education. Purposive sampling selects 61 participants from a GCI membership of 150, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the issues.Approach and method: This research study employed a qualitative research approach, utilising purposive sampling to select respondents who met specific criteria. The study included 61 participants who met the inclusion criteria out of a population of 150 GCI members.Main findings: The research highlights GCI challenges, encompassing staff shortages, limited resources, inadequate equipment, organizational gaps, and insufficient working spaces. Recommendations emphasize transformative measures and innovative solutions to address these impediments.Practical/managerial implications: Addressing GCI challenges is imperative for successful sustainable development strategies in universities. Practical solutions are essential to overcome resource constraints, fostering an environment conducive to GCI effectiveness.Contribution/value-add: This study not only provides practical evidence for GCI implementation in higher education but also contributes to existing literature by identifying and analyzing challenges within universities. Moreover, it presents recommendations for financial regenerating strategies to augment GCI’s impact on sustainable development, enriching scholarly discourse in the field.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Durban University of Technology
Date 2024-10-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — survey; interview
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ac.v24i1.1165
 
Source Acta Commercii; Vol 24, No 1 (2024); 11 pages 1684-1999 2413-1903
 
Language eng
 
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https://actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/1165/2369 https://actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/1165/2370 https://actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/1165/2371 https://actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/1165/2372
 
Coverage seven campuses of Durban University of Technology; Durban; South Africa. Green Campus Initiative (GCI) and the challenges it faces in achieving sustainable development goals. The paper argues that universities are barely contributing to achieving sustainable development goals and that entrepreneur GCI student supporters; Microsoft Link forms; male and female participants; age range 18 to 35 years
Rights Copyright (c) 2024 Hlanganani S. Shange, Emmanuel Lawa, Bongani I. Dlamini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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