Quantifying Collaboration Level of Sarawak’s University Industry Policy Entities on Environmental Matters

Julian, Janice Manyie and Gerusu, Geoffery James and Kueh, Roland Jui Heng (2019) Quantifying Collaboration Level of Sarawak’s University Industry Policy Entities on Environmental Matters. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 89. pp. 270-279. ISSN 2357-1330

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Abstract

Realizing the importance of practising environmental concern, it is needed to understand the tools used to tackle the issues. Collaboration approach is an effort that unites different entities together in a shared objectives to improve and manage any environmental matters. Although the linkages among the university, industry and policy have started, it offers relatively little information on the level of collaboration specifically on environmental matters so far. Thus, this study seeks to examine the level of linkages among university, industry and policy entities on environmental matters in Sarawak. This study addressed the gap through a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative approaches in which the data was collected based on a face to face interview using structured questionnaires in Sarawak. Drawing from a number of 199 respondents from 199 different entities in Sarawak, the study explores the pattern of collaboration, the level of existing collaboration, and the level of importance of collaboration perceived by the respondents. Findings indicated that the current level of collaboration work among university - industry - policy entities in Sarawak, particularly on environmental matters is at an infant stage and still relatively poor. This assessment suggested that more effort to promote or increase the number of collaborations among these entities in order to tackle and manage environmental issues in the near future.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences > GE300-350 Environmental management
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD3611-4730.9 Industrial policy. The state and industrial organization Including licensing of occupations and professions, subsidies, inspection, government ownership, municipal services
Divisions: Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan (School of Humanities) > International Conference on Humanities (ICH)
Koleksi Penganjuran Persidangan (Conference Collection) > International Conference on Humanities (ICH)
Depositing User: Mr Musa Mohamed Ghazali
Date Deposited: 12 Nov 2020 08:51
Last Modified: 12 Nov 2020 08:51
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/47896

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