Qualitative research - green organizations, green competencies - 10 manufacturing companies

<p>The questionnaire consisted of a general section meant to identify the type of the company, the region of its activity and the average number of employees together with with details of the respondent&rsquo;s job position. The purpose of the second part of the questionnaire was to define the variables that make it possible to describe the company. These included the following ten: 1) sustainable<br> manufacturing; 2) green human resource management; 3) knowledge and awareness of ecology and sustainability; 4) environmental management; 5) green marketing; 6) environmentally friendly product design; 7) green supply chains; 8) closed-loop waste management; 9) zero waste buildings; 10) minimising the use of resources, including energy. Subsequently, based on the literature devoted to green competences, the questions were divided into four categories: knowledge, skills, attitudes and performance-related managerial skills. A total of 138&nbsp;concepts were defined that were then assigned to separate categories and evaluated by respondents. 10&nbsp;manufacturing companies were surveyed (quantitative research).&nbsp;</p> <p>The research was funded by the National Science Centre in Poland 2021/05/X/HS4/00974</p>