GREEN TRAINING AND CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE
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This study examined the relationship between green training and corporate sustainability of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The study was designed as a cross sectional survey with data generated through the administration of structured questionnaire to a sample of 102 participants from a population of 114 managers and supervisors from all (6) Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) registered food and beverage firms in Rivers State. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The study findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between interactional justice and all the measures of employee attitude of Deposit Money Banks in Rivers State. It was therefore stated in conclusion that green training approaches contributes meaningfully towards outcomes such as environmental, social and economic sustainability. The study recommended therefore, training programs should focus on engaging workers in active sustainability activities. Programs should be designed to allow for actual awareness and the development of positive attitudes towards the environment, the social development of host communities and organizational operational context as well as the adoption of business practices that embrace healthy and sustainable pursuit of economic wellbeing of the organization.
Keywords: Green Training, Organizational Sustainability, food and beverage manufacturing firms
CITATION: Eke, G. O. (2020). Green training and corporate sustainability of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 483 – 494.
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