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Integrating sustainability within institutions of higher education can have a tremendous impact on students, faculty, and the larger community. Sustainability efforts also experience many barriers to implementation within higher education contexts. A change management perspective can help characterize these barriers and ways to overcome them. In this critical case study, we use a process model to examine the kinds of barriers Kennesaw State University (KSU) has faced regarding implementation of academic sustainability and to evaluate change drivers that can advance sustainability during a time of leadership change. The process model evaluates barriers and change drivers according to published frameworks, and provides a way for higher education institutions to identify the most difficult barriers, easily surmountable barriers, and areas where change drivers can have the most impact. At KSU, the process model identified the self-determination of middle-tier change drivers as the most important way to advance sustainable development in higher education institutions (SD in HEI) until new leadership emerges. The process model is iterative and modifiable, because the specific frameworks used in the process model may vary depending upon the needs of each HEI and stage of progression toward SD.
Edwin E. Akins Ii; Elizabeth Giddens; David Glassmeyer; Amy Gruss; Maria Kalamas Hedden; Vanessa Slinger-Friedman; Matthew Weand. Sustainability Education and Organizational Change: A Critical Case Study of Barriers and Change Drivers at a Higher Education Institution. Sustainability 2019, 11, 501 .
AMA StyleEdwin E. Akins Ii, Elizabeth Giddens, David Glassmeyer, Amy Gruss, Maria Kalamas Hedden, Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Matthew Weand. Sustainability Education and Organizational Change: A Critical Case Study of Barriers and Change Drivers at a Higher Education Institution. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (2):501.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdwin E. Akins Ii; Elizabeth Giddens; David Glassmeyer; Amy Gruss; Maria Kalamas Hedden; Vanessa Slinger-Friedman; Matthew Weand. 2019. "Sustainability Education and Organizational Change: A Critical Case Study of Barriers and Change Drivers at a Higher Education Institution." Sustainability 11, no. 2: 501.
In this paper we present our rationale for using an active learning constructivist approach to teach sustainability-related topics in a higher education. To push the boundaries of ecological literacy, we also develop a theoretical model for sustainability knowledge co-creation. Drawing on the experiences of faculty at a major Southeastern University in the United States, we present case studies in architecture, engineering, geography, and marketing. Four Sustainability Faculty Fellows describe their discipline-specific case studies, all of which are project-based learning experiences, and include details regarding teaching and assessment. Easily replicated in other educational contexts, these case studies contribute to the advancement of sustainability education.
Maria Kalamas Hedden; Roneisha Worthy; Edwin Akins; Vanessa Slinger-Friedman; R. C. Paul. Teaching Sustainability Using an Active Learning Constructivist Approach: Discipline-Specific Case Studies in Higher Education. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1320 .
AMA StyleMaria Kalamas Hedden, Roneisha Worthy, Edwin Akins, Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, R. C. Paul. Teaching Sustainability Using an Active Learning Constructivist Approach: Discipline-Specific Case Studies in Higher Education. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (8):1320.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Kalamas Hedden; Roneisha Worthy; Edwin Akins; Vanessa Slinger-Friedman; R. C. Paul. 2017. "Teaching Sustainability Using an Active Learning Constructivist Approach: Discipline-Specific Case Studies in Higher Education." Sustainability 9, no. 8: 1320.
Employees and managers are faced with the tensions ensuing between environmentally-appropriate versus economically suitable behaviors. An ecologically concerned person might see little benefit in engaging in pro-environmental behaviors because such activities are futile unless others take part. Against this backdrop of shared responsibility, governments, firms, and individuals all bear the ecological burden. Environmental locus-of-control (ELOC) encapsulates perceptions regarding ascriptions of personal and outward obligations for environmental stewardship, which in turn derive from the person’s beliefs concerning each party’s relative abilities (or futility) to effectuate change. Internal-ELOC denotes individuals’ manifold attitudes concerning personal accountability. External-ELOC embodies attitudes towards environmental outcomes that individuals deem attributable to extraneous forces. This chapter elucidates the theoretical underpinnings of ELOC, reviews the empirical findings on the concept, and discusses its application to organizational contexts. Economic activities are collectively the largest source of greenhouse gasses; solutions to environmental degradation must include the organizational sphere and all its constituent actors.
Mark Cleveland; Maria Kalamas. Environmental Locus of Control. The Psychology of Green Organizations 2015, 187 -212.
AMA StyleMark Cleveland, Maria Kalamas. Environmental Locus of Control. The Psychology of Green Organizations. 2015; ():187-212.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMark Cleveland; Maria Kalamas. 2015. "Environmental Locus of Control." The Psychology of Green Organizations , no. : 187-212.
This paper reports the results of a cross-cultural investigation of the role of Extroversion in determining the conflict resolution styles of business students in the United States and the Republic of Armenia. PLS modeling showed that Extroversion was associated with the Dominating style among US students and with the Compromising and Obliging styles among Armenian students. Extroversion was associated with the Integrating style in both cultures. Findings are discussed along with their implications for cross-cultural research.
Armen Tashchian; William R. Forrester; Maria Kalamas. The Effects Of Extroversion On Conflict Resolution In Student Teams: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Journal of International Education Research (JIER) 2013, 10, 29 -36.
AMA StyleArmen Tashchian, William R. Forrester, Maria Kalamas. The Effects Of Extroversion On Conflict Resolution In Student Teams: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Journal of International Education Research (JIER). 2013; 10 (1):29-36.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmen Tashchian; William R. Forrester; Maria Kalamas. 2013. "The Effects Of Extroversion On Conflict Resolution In Student Teams: A Cross-Cultural Comparison." Journal of International Education Research (JIER) 10, no. 1: 29-36.
Understanding consumers' allocation of environmental responsibility to external forces (i.e., those perceived to be beyond their direct control) is important yet under-researched. This paper examines how these external attributions affect consumers' pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). A model of external environmental locus of control (i.e., external-ELOC) is tested, consisting of two superordinate dimensions: powerful-others (encapsulating corporate and government responsibility facets) and chance/fate (incorporating God/higher-power and natural earth-cycle facets). The two higher-order factors negatively associate; such that consumers ascribing environmental responsibility to powerful-others engage in PEBs; whereas those attributing environmental change to chance/fate typically do not. The results inform practical and public policy implications; pinpointing ways for corporations and governments to target their pro-environmental efforts and to sway consumers who share in the ecological burden.
Maria Kalamas; Mark Cleveland; Michel Laroche. Pro-environmental behaviors for thee but not for me: Green giants, green Gods, and external environmental locus of control. Journal of Business Research 2013, 67, 12 -22.
AMA StyleMaria Kalamas, Mark Cleveland, Michel Laroche. Pro-environmental behaviors for thee but not for me: Green giants, green Gods, and external environmental locus of control. Journal of Business Research. 2013; 67 (2):12-22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Kalamas; Mark Cleveland; Michel Laroche. 2013. "Pro-environmental behaviors for thee but not for me: Green giants, green Gods, and external environmental locus of control." Journal of Business Research 67, no. 2: 12-22.
Drawing on categorization theory, this empirical study focuses on the critical role of congruency in prototypical brand extensions. A survey, measuring reactions to 18 proposed extensions involving six well‐known brands (Xerox, Kleenex, Band‐Aid, Scotch Tape, Coke, Sony Walkman), was administered to a sample of graduate students. For each prototypical brand, there were three proposed extensions: congruent, moderately congruent, and incongruent. Preliminary analyses, using a series of MANOVAs and post hoc pairwise difference tests, revealed robust variations across the six brands with respect to the level of extension congruency. Using multiple‐item indicators for three latent constructs (attitude towards parent brand, extension fit, and extension success) along with two additional variables (prototypicality and manufacturing complexity), we developed and tested three structural equation models linking these aforementioned variables, for congruent, moderately congruent, and incongruent extensions. Results indicate that—irrespective of the level of extension congruency—perceptions of fit had the strongest influence on extension success. However, while parent brand affect directly and indirectly influenced success for congruent brand extensions, these parent‐brand associations played no significant role for moderately congruent and incongruent brand extensions. Implications for brand managers and directions for future research are also discussed.
Maria Kalamas; Mark Cleveland; Michel Laroche; Robert Laufer. The critical role of congruency in prototypical brand extensions. Journal of Strategic Marketing 2006, 14, 193 -210.
AMA StyleMaria Kalamas, Mark Cleveland, Michel Laroche, Robert Laufer. The critical role of congruency in prototypical brand extensions. Journal of Strategic Marketing. 2006; 14 (3):193-210.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Kalamas; Mark Cleveland; Michel Laroche; Robert Laufer. 2006. "The critical role of congruency in prototypical brand extensions." Journal of Strategic Marketing 14, no. 3: 193-210.