Influence of motivation on achieving energy sustainability: mediating effects of decision-making

Venugopal Prabhakar Gantasala (), Swapna Bhargavi Gantasala () and Trinh La ()
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Venugopal Prabhakar Gantasala: New York Institute of Technology
Swapna Bhargavi Gantasala: New York Institute of Technology
Trinh La: New York Institute of Technology

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2022, vol. 42, issue 4, 626-636

Abstract: Abstract The authors set out to explore the influence of motivation (MO) on achieving energy sustainability (SU) while assessing the mediating influence of decision-making (DM). This study utilizes data from the Business survey questionnaire administered by the ENABLE.EU (2021) team and supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The survey data are available for public consumption and have responses from companies that are located across 11 European Union countries including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. Cronbach alpha, KMO Bartlett test, and the Andrew Hayes model 4 were used to test the research proposition. A positive relationship between the variables considered for this study was established. The three variables (motivation, decision-making, and sustainability) were found to be related. Motivation to achieve sustainability influences energy sustainability and this relationship has a partially mediated influence on decision-making. This research establishes the relationship between motivation to achieve energy sustainability and sustainability and the mediating influence of decision-making. The potential to achieve greater energy sustainability for corporates depends on understanding the importance of increasing the motivation to achieve energy sustainability while taking the right decisions in support of that motivation to achieve sustainability. This study provides insights into the influence of motivation to achieve sustainability and importantly the mediating influence of decision-making.

Keywords: Motivation; Energy sustainability; Decision-making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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