Sustainability Development and Organizational Performance in a  Developing Economy: Evidence from Malaysia

Sami Hashim Al-Saedi; Yasir Abdullah Abbas

doi:10.48165/sajssh.2023.4205

Authors

Sami Hashim Al-Saedi College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, Basrah University for Oil and Gas
Yasir Abdullah Abbas Department of Management and Marketing of Oil and Gas, College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, Basrah University for Oil and Gas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/sajssh.2023.4205

Keywords:

Sustainability development, Organizational performance, Malaysia

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of the sustainability development (SD) on the organizational performance (OP) of Bursa Malaysia as a developing economy. This paper used secondary data obtained from the content analysis of annual reports and Datastream of 140 samples listed on Bursa Malaysia for the period of 2008-2018 and used the WLS and OLS regressions. The results show that there is a positive relationship among SD and its determinants (energy, general public, product, and employee) with OP. To the knowledge of the reviewers, this paper has a significant impact in terms of SD in organizations in Bursa Malaysia.

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