The Impact of Perceived CSR on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Mediating Effects of Environmental Consciousness and Environmental Commitment

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Thank you for the opportunity to review this paper. It approaches an interesting topic in literature and could contribute to the development of research directions in this field.

I would like to point out some issues to be considered:

- the relevance of the research sample (rather limited) for considering general conclusions

-the references are not listed according to journal style.

However, overall it is a good work.

Author Response

Comment 1: Thank you for the opportunity to review this paper. It approaches an interesting topic in literature and could contribute to the development of research directions in this field.

Response 1: Thank you for appreciating our work.

Comment 2: - the relevance of the research sample (rather limited) for considering general conclusions

Response 2: Thank you for your comment. We have revised the conclusion, finding and discussion part by incorporating theory relevance, its application, new studies of 2021 and 2022. Moreover, the introduction part has also been improved to align the conclusion part. 

Comment 3: -the references are not listed according to journal style.

Response 4: The manuscript have been formatted according to the journal’s format and style.

Comment 5: However, overall it is a good work.

Response: Thank you for highlighting the things in our manuscript to improve the paper.

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Reviewer 2 Report

This  study succeeds in demonstrating that there is a positive direct impact of how employees perceive CSR on those employees’  pro-environmental behaviors, including aspects of environmental consciousness and environmental commitment. Perceived CSR has three paths to impact employee pro-environmental behavior: direct effect, indirect effect via environmental consciousness, and indirect effect via environmental commitment. Social exchange theory serves as a theoretical framework. The study increases understanding of how organizations can advance their sustainability goals, leveraging the micro-level phenomenon of CSR perception. The implications of the case study of the SME sector of textile industry in Pakistan include the refinement of the theoretical framework, the nuanced understanding of the dynamics in the context of an actual work environment, and a concrete empirical example from the textile industry points to trajectories originating from local to regional, and to global dimensions. Practical implications are scalable and include improved communication and transparency about strategies and goals, meaningful engagement of employees and other stakeholders, and an increased focus on the role of environmental concerns when spanning the boundaries between society and industry. 

• General concept comments

The article is structured well according to professional standards. Introduction, theoretical underpinnings and hypotheses development, methods,  data analysis and results, and the discussion of perceived CSR and pro-environmental consciousness, behaviors, and commitments  are clearly articulated. Theoretical and research contributions  and practical implications are addressed in detail.  The discussion of limitations and future recommendations encourage future work to advance this foundational contribution. 

Review: The topic of this paper is highly relevant. It advances the CSR field in significant ways, e.g. by integrating research on social exchange theory into one framework,  thus increasing the understanding of how perceived CSR contributes to pro-environmental mindsets and practices. It identifies and addresses the gap in knowledge, introducing a concrete work-place based example and an empirical study of a hitherto underrepresented area, the SME textile industry.  

Specific comments: 

p. 5 lines 235 -  237 – could, perhaps, the “individual”  be in the plural? Then the pronoun “his or her attitude” could be more inclusive and in the plural “their attitudes.”  This could be done throughout the paper to be more gender inclusive. 

p. 6 lines 291-297 –  I was initially  a bit puzzled by the numbering H2,  H4,  H6,   that followed H1 on p. 5 line 229. When I found H 3, H5, and H 7 on the next page ( page 7 ,  line 337  ) it made more sense. Could, perhaps readers be made aware of the rationale for this sequencing when the hypotheses are first introduced?

Author Response

Comment 1: This  study succeeds in demonstrating that there is a positive direct impact of how employees perceive CSR on those employees’  pro-environmental behaviors, including aspects of environmental consciousness and environmental commitment. Perceived CSR has three paths to impact employee pro-environmental behavior: direct effect, indirect effect via environmental consciousness, and indirect effect via environmental commitment. Social exchange theory serves as a theoretical framework. The study increases understanding of how organizations can advance their sustainability goals, leveraging the micro-level phenomenon of CSR perception. The implications of the case study of the SME sector of textile industry in Pakistan include the refinement of the theoretical framework, the nuanced understanding of the dynamics in the context of an actual work environment, and a concrete empirical example from the textile industry points to trajectories originating from local to regional, and to global dimensions. Practical implications are scalable and include improved communication and transparency about strategies and goals, meaningful engagement of employees and other stakeholders, and an increased focus on the role of environmental concerns when spanning the boundaries between society and industry. 

 

Response 1: Thank you for your comment and appreciating our work.

 

Comment 2: General concept comments: The article is structured well according to professional standards. Introduction, theoretical underpinnings and hypotheses development, methods,  data analysis and results, and the discussion of perceived CSR and pro-environmental consciousness, behaviors, and commitments  are clearly articulated. Theoretical and research contributions  and practical implications are addressed in detail.  The discussion of limitations and future recommendations encourage future work to advance this foundational contribution. 

Response 2: Thank you for your comment and analyzing the paper in depth.

Comment 3: Review: The topic of this paper is highly relevant. It advances the CSR field in significant ways, e.g. by integrating research on social exchange theory into one framework,  thus increasing the understanding of how perceived CSR contributes to pro-environmental mindsets and practices. It identifies and addresses the gap in knowledge, introducing a concrete work-place based example and an empirical study of a hitherto underrepresented area, the SME textile industry.  

Response 3: Thank you for your comment and highlighting the importance of it.

 

Comment 4: Specific comments: 

1. 5 lines 235 -  237 – could, perhaps, the “individual”  be in the plural? Then the pronoun “his or her attitude” could be more inclusive and in the plural “their attitudes.”  This could be done throughout the paper to be more gender inclusive. 

Response 4: Thank you for your comment. We have replace throughout the paper and we have highlighted in the paper. The paper has been improved a lot thank you.

Comment 5: p. 6 lines 291-297 –  I was initially  a bit puzzled by the numbering H2,  H4,  H6,   that followed H1 on p. 5 line 229. When I found H 3, H5, and H 7 on the next page ( page 7 ,  line 337  ) it made more sense. Could, perhaps readers be made aware of the rationale for this sequencing when the hypotheses are first introduced?

 

Response 5: Thank you for highlighting the important point. We have added the description in the literature at particular place.

Thank you for your time and wonderful suggestions our paper improved a lot.

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Reviewer 3 Report

·         The results section on The Impact of Perceived CSR on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors still needs good clarification and must be improved.

·         Please add some more relevant references from top journals in the area of your research and mainly those published in 2020 and 2023.

·         To what extent does the paper engage in (or connect with) ongoing debates in “Sustainability”.

·         More detail about Analysis of Findings is required

·         It is essential to discuss the findings in terms of how they relate to the literature review depicted, in light of what existing theories say. Authors are invited to compare their findings with the results of previous studies.

·         It’s also important that the introduction highlights a small number of important implications of the answer to your research question.

·         In the introduction, point out the factors that are related to your topic, need to mention clearly the research objective as well as the research question, and organize as per the procedure by mentioning the benefits of doing this research and identifying research gaps in the literature.

·         I suggest to include the figure of the measurement model extracted through AMOS.

·          It’s also needed to highlight the most important findings in the introduction.

·         Indicators such as Absolute fit measures (GFI, RMR, RMSEA), Incremental fit measures   (NFI    CFI,    IFI), and Parsimonious fit measure    (PGFI, PNFI,  PCFI,  X2/df) need a comprehensive discussion.

Evaluation results of the modified model:

	Indicators	Norm*
Absolute fit measures	GFI	>0.9
	RMR	<0.05
	RMSEA	<0.08
Incremental fit measures	NFI	>0.9
	CFI	>0.9
	IFI	>0.9
Parsimonious fit measure	PGFI	>0.5
	PNFI	>0.5
	PCFI	>0.5
	X2/df	<5

Note: GFI = goodness-of-fit index, RMR = root mean square residual, RMSEA = root mean square error approximation, NFI = normative fit index, CFI = comparative fit index, IFI = incremental fit index, PGFI = parsimony goodness-of-fit Index, PNFI = parsimony normed fit index, PCFI = parsimony comparison fitting index.

See: Hair, J.F., Anderson, R.E., Tatham, R.L., Black, W.C., 1998. Multivariate Data Analysis, fifth ed. Macmillanm, New York, NY.

·         The paper still needs some language editing and corrections.

·         There should be more discussion about the population, sample, and sampling technique

·         Authors are called to reduce similarity index: low risk (<15% similarity), high risk (15-30% similarity), and very high risk (> 30% similarity). Your iThenticate similarity  for the Full paper: 36%'''

 

Author Response

Comment 1: The results section on The Impact of Perceived CSR on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors still needs good clarification and must be improved.

Response: Thank you for the comment, we have added table description and explained it. Moreover, improved and revised the result section.

We have highlighted in the paper as well

 

4.2 Structural path model

The proposed model was subjected to several satisfactory goodness of fit indices as described by Hair et al. (2014) and Hu and Bentler (1999): χ2/df = 2.453, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.070, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.863, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.926. The table 5 represents that effects of perceived CSR on pro-environmental behavior has positive influence (β=0.40, p < 0.01, t-value = 9.610) and were statistically significant, resulting in support for H1, PCSR has positive association with Econ (β=0.54, p < 0.01, t-value = 7.430), supporting H2. In addition to that, PCSR has positive effect on ECom (β=0.68, p < 0.01, t-value = 8.196), resulting in supporting H3, while Econ has also found to have positive association on PEB (β=0.36, p < 0.01, t-value = 5.363), supporting H4 and Ecom has positive influence on PEB (β=0.44, p < 0.01, t-value = 5.372) also support H5. Moreover, the results of the structural model are presented in Table 5. The mediation analysis suggests that perceived CSR positively affects employees’ pro-environmental behavior through two mediators (environmental consciousness and environmental commitment). Table 6 presents the standardized mediation estimates along with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals computed across 5,000 bootstrapped samples (Nitzl et al. 2016). The bootstrapping results reveal that significant mediation occurred between perceived CSR and PEB through environmental consciousness and environmental commitment, thus providing support for H6 and H7.

 

Comment 2:   Please add some more relevant references from top journals in the area of your research and mainly those published in 2020 and 2023.

 

Response 2: Thank you for the comment, we have added the latest references in the manuscript from top journals which is mentioned belwo as well.

Karatepe et al., (2022)

Acampora et al., (2022)

Mishra et al., (2023)

Remar et al., (2022)

Jaciow et al., (2022)

Kim and Kang, (2022)

Huang and Cheng, (2022).

Ojo et al., (2022)

Mohammed et al., (2022)

Ahmad et al., (2022)

Ahmad et al., (2021)

Tze San et al., (2022).

Cao et al., (2022)

Biswas et al., (2022).

Aftab et al., (2022).

 

1. Karatepe, T., Ozturen, A., Karatepe, O.M., Uner, M.M.and Kim, T.T. (2022), "Management commitment to the ecological environment, green work engagement and their effects on hotel employees’ green work outcomes", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 34 No. 8, pp. 3084-3112
2. Acampora, A., Preziosi, M., Lucchetti, M. C., & Merli, R. (2022). The Role of Hotel Environmental Communication and Guests’ Environmental Concern in Determining Guests’ Behavioral Intentions. Sustainability, 14(18), 11638.
3. Mishra, S., Malhotra, G., Chatterjee, R.and Kareem Abdul, W. (2023), "Ecological consciousness and sustainable purchase behavior: the mediating role of psychological ownership", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 414-431.

 

4. Remar, D., Sukhu, A., & Bilgihan, A. (2022). The effects of environmental consciousness and menu information on the perception of restaurant image. British Food Journal, 124(11), 3563-3581.
5. Jaciow, M., Rudawska, E., Sagan, A., Tkaczyk, J., & Wolny, R. (2022). The Influence of Environmental Awareness on Responsible Energy Consumption—The Case of Households in Poland. Energies, 15(15), 5339.
6. Kim, J., & Kang, E. (2022). An Empirical Study of How Both Environmental Awareness and Interest in Artwork Can Be Incorporated into the Interior Design of Urban Hotels. Sustainability, 14(2), 1005.
7. Huang, H., & Cheng, E. W. (2022). The Role of Commitment in an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior: Test of Its Mediating Effect with Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. Mathematics, 10(7), 1049.
8. Ojo, A. O., Tan, C. N. L., & Alias, M. (2022). Linking green HRM practices to environmental performance through pro-environment behaviour in the information technology sector. Social Responsibility Journal, 18(1), 1-18.
9. Mohammed, A. A., Ferraris, A., & Troise, C. (2022). CSR practices and creativity during COVID-19 pandemic in the emerging market: Investigating the mediating effect of affective commitment. Management Decision, 60(10), 2669-2693.
10. Ahmad, F., Rosli, N. T., & Quoquab, F. (2022). Environmental quality awareness, green trust, green self-efficacy and environmental attitude in influencing green purchase behaviour. International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 38(1), 68-90.
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Comment 3:  To what extent does the paper engage in (or connect with) ongoing debates in “Sustainability”.

Response 2: This paper will engage the ongoing debate on environmental concerns which are particularly being discussed in the Sustainable development goals (SDGs) like (SDG 4, SDG 9, SDG 11. SDG 412, SDG 13, SDG 415). This paper is based on hot and burning issue and will get much attention in sustainability literature because it integrate the disperse scholastic work into one framework.

Comment 4:  More detail about Analysis of Findings is required.

Response 4: Thank you for the comment, as above we have highlighted that we have added table description and explained it. Moreover, improved and revised this section. Moreover discussion in light of the theory has also been incorporated which is mentioned in response 5.

We have highlighted in the paper as well

 

4.2 Structural path model

The proposed model was subjected to several satisfactory goodness of fit indices as described by Hair et al. (2014) and Hu and Bentler (1999): χ2/df = 2.453, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.070, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.863, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.926. The table 5 represents that effects of perceived CSR on pro-environmental behavior has positive influence (β=0.40, p < 0.01, t-value = 9.610) and were statistically significant, resulting in support for H1, PCSR has positive association with Econ (β=0.54, p < 0.01, t-value = 7.430), supporting H2. In addition to that, PCSR has positive effect on ECom (β=0.68, p < 0.01, t-value = 8.196), resulting in supporting H3, while Econ has also found to have positive association on PEB (β=0.36, p < 0.01, t-value = 5.363), supporting H4 and Ecom has positive influence on PEB (β=0.44, p < 0.01, t-value = 5.372) also support H5. Moreover, the results of the structural model are presented in Table 5. The mediation analysis suggests that perceived CSR positively affects employees’ pro-environmental behavior through two mediators (environmental consciousness and environmental commitment). Table 6 presents the standardized mediation estimates along with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals computed across 5,000 bootstrapped samples (Nitzl et al. 2016). The bootstrapping results reveal that significant mediation occurred between perceived CSR and PEB through environmental consciousness and environmental commitment, thus providing support for H6 and H7.

 

 

Comment 6:     It is essential to discuss the findings in terms of how they relate to the literature review depicted, in light of what existing theories say. Authors are invited to compare their findings with the results of previous studies.

Response 6: Thank you for the comment, We have added the theory as well as the findings in comparison with previous studies.

The added paragraph has also been mentioned here.

5.1 Perceived corporate social responsibility and pro-environmental behavior

We found support for the relationship between perceived CSR and pro-environmental behaviour (H1). Our findings can be explained by the social exchange theory (Blau 1964). Social exchange theory suggests that when employees are offered economic and psychological resources by their organizations, they reciprocate in their behavior (Blau 1964). Employees reciprocate with pro-environmental behaviours in exchange for positive organizational policies and practices towards the preservation of the environment (Afsar and Umrani 2020; Edgar et al. 2018; Jenkins 2004). Study conducted by the Afsar and Umrani, 2020, found the positive relationship in context of various industries which were fossil fuel, cement, automobile, pharmaceutical and agriculture, however, this study is conducted in the context of textile manufacturing industry particularly and its findings are important for the textile industry operating in the Pakistan. SMEs in Pakistan is very crucial to be taken care of as it has significant impact of the economy of Pakistan, so organizations operating in this industry needs to adopt the PSCR practices while considering the PEB which ultimately translate into the betterment of organization and industry and in larger context the GDP of Pakistan. This is consistent with similar other research findings. Holcomb and Smith (2015) found that hotels’ positive societal and ecological policies resulted in the higher engagement of their employees in sustainable practices. In response to increased organisational environmentally friendly CSR practices, i.e., improved waste management systems, sustainability-focused workshops, and alternative green energy conservation practices, employees demonstrated similar behaviors in their daily work (Luu 2017). When organisations engage in promoting environmental values, beliefs, and norms and adopting CSR practices, they encourage pro-environmental employee behaviors (Zientara and Zamojska 2018).

5.2 Perceived corporate social responsibility, environmental consciousness, and pro-environmental behaviors

We found support for the positive relationship between perceived CSR and environmental consciousness amongst employees (H2). This can be explained by employees having a better sense of belonging affecting their mindset and behaviour towards their company due to a strong positive perception of their firm’s CSR commitment and activities (Smidts et al. 2001; Mory et al. 2016). Therefore, perceived CSR is positively related to an individual’s environmental consciousness (Huang et al. 2014).

We found support for a positive relationship between employee environmental consciousness and pro‐environmental behavior (H4). Employees’ environmental consciousness is not only important for their sensitivity and attitudes towards sustainable firm practices, but it also affects their own behavior towards the environment (Mishal et al. 2017). Individuals with greater environmental consciousness display better environmental behaviors such as environmental conservation (Chen et al. 2015; Law et al. 2017). This was demonstrated in Kang et al. (2012) study that discovered that customers with higher environmental consciousness would not only opt for an environmentally conscious service but would also be willing to pay more for such service.

We found support for H6 that suggested that employee environmental consciousness mediates the effect of perceived corporate social responsibility on pro‐environmental behavior. Applying the social exchange theory (Blau 1964), we argue that employees working in an organization actively involved in CSR will display higher levels of environmental consciousness and will therefore reciprocate by engaging in pro‐environmental behaviors in alignment with their environmental values (Shah et al. 2021). However, study by Shah et al,. (2021) conducted in the hotel industry of Malaysia while considering the 3star, 4star and 5star hotels, so the context is different while this study focused the developing country context particularly the textile industry which is significant contributor in the sector. So findings of this study is important for the top management of the industry to consider the Econ as results have sown significant impact of it on PEB. This is a pioneering finding as previous research focused on the investigation of other psychological processes as mediators between perceived CSR and pro-environmental behavior. For instance, Afsar and Umrani (2020) investigated how perceived CSR impacted employee pro‐environmental behavior through moral reflectiveness, coworker pro‐environmental advocacy, and environmental commitment, and Gkorezis and Petridou (2017) examined the effect of perceived CSR on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors via organizational identification which were conducted in the multiple industries, resulting in difficulty to generalized their findings on textile industry particularly.

5.3 Perceived corporate social responsibility, environmental commitment, and pro-environmental behavior

We found support for a positive relationship between perceived CSR and employee environmental commitment (H3). Employees commit to organizational goals and objectives as a result of their positive mindset towards their organizations (Cohen 2007; Meyer and Herscovitch 2001), which leads to a greater sense of responsibility for accomplishing organizational goals (Klein et al. 2012). When organizations exhibit a commitment towards the environment through their positive CSR policies and practices, employees, in turn, demonstrate their environmental commitment through their reciprocating actions towards environmental sustainability (Takeuchi et al. 2009; Mory et al. 2016; Cropanzano and Mitchell 2005).

We found support for the positive relationship between employee environmental commitment and pro-environmental behavior (H5). This is consistent with previous research findings. Scholars argue that employees tend to demonstrate higher emotional attachment toward socially responsible behavior and exhibit pro-environmental behaviors (Cantor et al. 2012). Lee et al. (1995) found support for improved behavior towards recycling and energy conservation practices of employees who were highly committed to their organizations. Employees reciprocate responsible organizational behavior by showing higher concern and sustainably managing their impact on environmental preservation (Amor‐Esteban et al. 2018). Employees also reciprocate towards the organizations’ concerns towards stakeholders, community, society, and the environment (Kim et al. 2017).

We found support for H7 that suggested that employee environmental commitment mediates the effect of perceived corporate social responsibility on pro‐environmental behavior. Applying the social exchange theory (Blau 1964), and supporting Norton et al. (2015), we argue that employees engage in pro‐environmental practices as a result of perceived organizational CSR and their environmental commitment. This is consistent with past research that showed that environmental commitment leads to higher employee engagement in activities related to sustainable practices and actions addressing environmental problems (Afsar and Umrani 2020). Further, it supports past research finding that perceived organizational CSR is linked to the green behaviors of employees with the mediating effect of environmental commitment (Anderson and Bateman 2000).

 

 

Comment 7  It’s also important that the introduction highlights a small number of important implications of the answer to your research question..

Response 7: The

This research provides a substantial addition to the existing theories and literature on CSR and environmental management. The social exchange theory (Blau 1964) is implemented to provide the empirical evidences on the effect of perceived CSR on employees' PEB. This is due to the employees' reciprocation for the organizations' policies and practices concerning environmental preservation (Afsar and Umrani 2020; Kim and Kang, 2022; Mohammed et al., 2022)The mediators of environmental consciousness and environmental commitment also support the social exchange theory (Blau 1964), as employees working in organizations devoted to CSR demonstrate a highly level of environmental consciousness and exhibit pro-environmental behavior (Shah et al. 2021; Biswas et al., 2022). Additionally, working in CSR-active organizations leads to greater commitment to sustainable practices and activities that address environmental issues (Afsar and Umrani 2020). By providing an in-depth analysis and various perspectives on its causes, it can help strengthen understanding of employee pro-environmental behaviors due to the perceived organizational CSR practices.

 

Comment 8:   In the introduction, point out the factors that are related to your topic, need to mention clearly the research objective as well as the research question, and organize as per the procedure by mentioning the benefits of doing this research and identifying research gaps in the literature.

 

Response 8: thank you for your comment. We have added the research questions and research objectives.

Which is also given below:

Comment 9:   In the introduction, point out the factors that are related to your topic, need to mention clearly the research objective as well as the research question, and organize as per the procedure by mentioning the benefits of doing this research and identifying research gaps in the literature.

 

Response 9: Thank you for your comment. Research objective have been added in the introduction part along with gaps.

 

There is a limited research on the PCSR on PEB with Econ and Ecom as mediator as the driving force behind this study. Therefore, this study investigation is designed to fill these gaps and has the following research objectives:

 

1 To determine the relationship between PCSR and PEB.

2 To examine the association between PCSR

3 To investigate the mediating role of Econ between PCSR and PEB.

4 To examine the mediating role of Ecom between PCSR and PEB.

 

 

 

Comment 10:    I suggest to include the figure of the measurement model extracted through AMOS.

 

Response 10: Thank you for your comment. It is a humble request and suggestion that it would not be good to add only one extracted measurement model and not the others extracted models. In order to avoid so many extracted models in one manuscript, it would be fine that we report the results only, which we have already reported. we request not to include it. Thank you for your understanding and your support.

Comment 11: It’s also needed to highlight the most important findings in the introduction.

Response 11: We have added the findings of some studies. Thank you for your suggestion.

It has been highlighted in the manuscript

 

Findings of some of the studies reported that organizations displaying their responsibility towards the environment through their CSR policies and activities can be mirrored by their employees, who, in turn, demonstrate their eco-mindedness through their corresponding actions for environmental sustainability (Takeuchi et al. 2009; Kim and Kang, 2022; Mohammed et al., 2022; Cao et al., 2022; Remar et al., 2022).

 

Comment12:

	Indicator	Norm
Absolute fit measures	GFI	>0.9
	RMR	<0.05
	RMSEA	<0.08
Incremental fit measures	NFI	>0.9
	CFI	>0.9
	IFI	>0.9
Parsimonious fit measures	PGFI	>0.5
	PNFI	>0.5
	PCFI	>0.5
	X2/df	<5

Note: GFI = goodness-of-fit index, RMR = root mean square residual, RMSEA = root mean square error approximation, NFI = normative fit index, CFI = comparative fit index, IFI = incremental fit index, PGFI = parsimony goodness-of-fit Index, PNFI = parsimony normed fit index, PCFI = parsimony comparison fitting index.

 

Comment 12:  The paper still needs some language editing and corrections.

Response 12: Thank you for your comment. The paper has been edited and corrections have been made.

Comment 13: There should be more discussion about the population, sample, and sampling technique.

Response 13: Thank you for your comment. Information regarding the population and sampling techniaue has been provided. The passage is highlighted in the manuscript and also given below for your convienence.

Information regarding textile manufacturing firms was obtained from the All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Mehar 2020). A purposive sampling technique was observed. Firms’ senior management were contacted; 272 firms agreed to take part in the survey. Seven hundred questionnaires were distributed to employees with a minimum of two years of experience. Out of 700 distributed surveys, 350 were returned directly to the researchers.

Comment 14: Authors are called to reduce similarity index: low risk (<15% similarity), high risk (15-30% similarity), and very high risk (> 30% similarity). Your iThenticate similarity  for the Full paper: 36%'''

Response 14: Thank you for your comment. We have taken care of the similarity index and now it has been improved.

 

Thank you for your wonderful comments our paper has improved a lot.

 

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Round 2

Reviewer 3 Report

Thank you for revising the paper