Measuring Green Practices in Sport: Development and Validation of a Scale

Guillermo Morán-Gámez, Antonio Fernández-Martínez (), Rui Biscaia and Román Nuviala
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Guillermo Morán-Gámez: Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Antonio Fernández-Martínez: Department of Sports and Computer Science, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Seville, Spain
Rui Biscaia: Department of Health, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
Román Nuviala: Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Environmental sustainability has often been associated with increased organizational profitability, efficiency, and competitiveness. A related example is green practices which have become a central component of many companies’ marketing strategies and day-to-day management. The current study aims to develop and validate a scale for use in sport organizations and activities. An item bank derived from past literature was prepared, which was then assessed by a group of experts and pilot-tested. Two waves of data collection were then collected (N = 1165 and N = 567). An exploratory factor analysis was performed with the data from wave 1, and a one-dimensional solution was presented. Then, a confirmatory factor analysis followed by a multigroup analysis was performed with the data from wave 2. The results confirmed the six-item one-dimensional scale with high levels of reliability and validity and optimal fit indices. The scale is important to green practices adopted by sport organizations regarding the customer–organization relationship.

Keywords: green practices; sustainability; sports; scale development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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