THE INFLUENCE OF ”PERCEPTIONS”
AND “BELIEFS” ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
IN TIMES OF STRATEGIC ADAPTATION
TO CLIMATE CHANGE
by
Sydney Straver
A Master thesis submitted to the Rotterdam School of Management,
under the supervision of S.M. Musa and Dr P. Klopf,
for the MSc Strategic Management.
Defense | July 9, 2020
,PURPOSE THEORY METHODS FINDINGS DISCUSSION FUTURE RESEARCH
PURPOSE
Employee
Climate change
commitment
adaptation
towards the
strategies
organization
Employee commitm
Competitive
Organizational towards the organizat
effectiveness and times of a climate cha
advantage
performance
adaptation strateg
09.07.20 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
,PURPOSE THEORY METHODS FINDINGS DISCUSSION FUTURE RESEARCH
THEORY & HYPOTHESES
What influences em
to commit towar
organization in ti
Individual climate change strategic adapta
beliefs
climate chang
H2: (+) H3: (+)
H1: (+)
Perceived organizational
Employee commitment
adaptation to climate
towards the organization Do individual climat
change H4 beliefs act as a m
09.07.20 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
, PURPOSE THEORY METHODS FINDINGS DISCUSSION FUTURE RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
Randomly chosen sample
managers and departmen
heads
E-mail Reliability analysis
surveys
132 Control
employees variables
Female 0-5 years Part-time/internship
55.1% 50.8% 55.3%
09.07.20 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
AND “BELIEFS” ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
IN TIMES OF STRATEGIC ADAPTATION
TO CLIMATE CHANGE
by
Sydney Straver
A Master thesis submitted to the Rotterdam School of Management,
under the supervision of S.M. Musa and Dr P. Klopf,
for the MSc Strategic Management.
Defense | July 9, 2020
,PURPOSE THEORY METHODS FINDINGS DISCUSSION FUTURE RESEARCH
PURPOSE
Employee
Climate change
commitment
adaptation
towards the
strategies
organization
Employee commitm
Competitive
Organizational towards the organizat
effectiveness and times of a climate cha
advantage
performance
adaptation strateg
09.07.20 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
,PURPOSE THEORY METHODS FINDINGS DISCUSSION FUTURE RESEARCH
THEORY & HYPOTHESES
What influences em
to commit towar
organization in ti
Individual climate change strategic adapta
beliefs
climate chang
H2: (+) H3: (+)
H1: (+)
Perceived organizational
Employee commitment
adaptation to climate
towards the organization Do individual climat
change H4 beliefs act as a m
09.07.20 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
, PURPOSE THEORY METHODS FINDINGS DISCUSSION FUTURE RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
Randomly chosen sample
managers and departmen
heads
E-mail Reliability analysis
surveys
132 Control
employees variables
Female 0-5 years Part-time/internship
55.1% 50.8% 55.3%
09.07.20 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
