Burdett, Scott (2024) Green Banking in Hong Kong: Exploring the Attitudes and Knowledge of Middle Tier Management in Foreign Banks. Doctoral thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
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Abstract
Hong Kong banks have exploited the concept of green banking to show commitment and support for environmental sustainability. Institutions have adopted the concept of green banking as a measure of environmental compliance and legitimacy to governments, regulators and society. The transition by banks to a sustainable business model demands the resolute commitment of employees to environmental protocols. This study investigated the perceptions and behaviour of bank managers to green banking practices. Defining green banking as anything associated with resource preservation and sustainable finance. The study embraced the constructivist grounded theory approach with qualitative data collected from Hong Kong bank managers through in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data generation and analysis was concurrent and employed constant comparison methodology, requiring higher levels of conceptualisation and abstraction. The development of the Green Banking Cultural Theory evolved from the discovery of the
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sustainable Finance, Green Banking, Management, Culture, Planned Behavior. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| Divisions: | Theses and Dissertations > Doctoral Theses |
| Depositing User: | Scott Burdett |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2024 08:33 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2024 08:33 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/3166 |
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