Strategic Environmental Management and Green Technology Research and Development in Vocational Institutions Supporting the Clean Tech Industry
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strategic environmental management, green technology research and development, vocational institutions, clean-tech industry, regulatory alignment, green innovationAbstract
This study examined the relationship between strategic environmental management and green technology research and development in vocational institutions supporting the clean-tech industry. It focused on strategic environmental management in terms of environmental goals, leadership commitment, and regulatory alignment, and on green technology research and development in terms of program quality, technology development, and innovation implementation. The study used a descriptive-correlational research design, with weighted mean, ranking, reliability analysis, and Spearman’s rho used to analyze the data. Findings indicated that strategic environmental management was implemented at an “Agree” level, with regulatory alignment receiving the highest assessment, followed by leadership commitment and environmental goals. Green technology research and development was evaluated at a moderate level, with technology development ranking highest, followed by program quality and innovation implementation. The correlation results showed strong, positive, and statistically significant associations between all dimensions of strategic environmental management and green technology research and development, with p-values below .001. These findings suggest that stronger environmental goals, leadership commitment, and regulatory alignment are closely associated with higher levels of institutional green R&D capacity. The study implies that vocational institutions can strengthen clean-tech support by embedding environmental goals into planning, improving green R&D investment governance, and enhancing implementation systems for sustainable technology deployment.
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