Exploring the Impact of Sustainability Control Systems on Employees’ Green Creativity: The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment and Sustainability Learning Capabilities

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

1- The abstract should be rewritten according to the standard of the journal

2- The tables should be organized; many tables have caused a break in the way of presenting the content. For example, what is the analysis of Figure 2 and the reason for introducing it according to Tables 3-4-11 and 12

3- Table numbers are messed up: 3-4-11-12

4- The article structure is based on the journal's design in the methodology and material section of the topics related to the research background. , etc.

4- Line 86, the main topic of your research, should be explained more and how the reader should understand this topic from Table 2.

5- In the research method section, only the works that have been done should be explained, as they should not be presented in the research method literature. It needs serious revision.

6- In the findings section, the demographics section, the elimination tables, and essential demographic items that have impacted should be provided your research; for example, if gender or education has been an influential variable should be provided their explanations.

5- The data should be provided for review if needed.

6- The relationship between sustainability and the topic of the article should be explained in detail in the discussion and conclusion section by referring to previous articles

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

I was pleased to read the article "Exploring the Impact of Sustainability Control Systems on Employees' Green Creativity: the Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment and Sustainability Learning Capabilities".

Sustainability issues are very important for the functioning of economies globally, nationally and locally. It is applicable in many areas of management, including corporate accounting. The content of the article is well grounded in the literature, the objective and hypotheses are formulated correctly.

Comments that may help to improve the content:

1. line 321- it is worth describing what method was used to select the subjects / organisations for the purposive sampling study.

2. lines 322-326 - the choice of manufacturing sector for the study should be better justified. The statement itself: "Due to the significant contribution made to the Sri Lankan national economy by its manufacturing sector and international trade and the ongoing public concerns about unsustainable practices of Sri Lanka's manufacturing sector [3], it was decided to focus this study on the manufacturing industry [53]" is too general. It is worth showing the quantified contribution.

(3) Does the profile of the surveyed organisations shown in Table 2 (line 342) correspond to the actual profile of manufacturing sector organisations in the country under study?

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Author Response

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Reviewer 3 Report

Some issues need to be addressed and clarified in order to bring more value to the readers before this paper is published.

1. It would be more appropriate to put various literature in a compare-and-contrast debating in a written fashion, instead of simply giving tables, like Table 1, 2, and 3.  Furthermore, the tables titled as Table 1, 2, and 3 were shown repeatedly throughout the article, I suppose they are typos.  Further correction check is needed.

2. It appears to me that all hypotheses were merely duplicated from prior studies.  Then, it is important to address, why is it important to conduct such duplication. Is it because of the national economic status, like developed vs developing nations, or some other reasons?

3.   As the authors claimed that the respondents were "invited" and "participated on a voluntary basis", while the online survey was distributed by the organization to their managers, it is not clear how exactly the sampling procedure worked.  

4. The sample comprised middle-level and senior-level managers, it is somehow odd if it is possible to have a group of mid and senior managers in the age group between 18 to 27.

5. There were two levels of analysis, individual and organizational levels of analysis to be precise.  I am wondering why this study did not employ HLM for a more accurate analysis of different levels of analysis.  

6. It seems the unsupported result of hypothesis 1 may be attributed to the variances between the nation's economic status and level of managers, as the authors claimed.  However, the research conducted by Herzig, et. al. (2012) was among "undeveloped" countries, and Sri Lanka is a "developing" country (line 34).  Are the authors suggesting the situation in undeveloped countries echoes the situation in developing countries?  and why? In addition, various contexts need to be further examined as suggested by the authors.  I would suggest more literature support may be needed to address these issues for future studies.   My point is that there could be tons of possibilities that cause inconsistent results, and therefore more evidence-based suggestions will be more constructive.

 

Author Response

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Reviewer 4 Report

Dear authors, thank you for submitting your study. The paper is well written, the structure of the paper is well developed and organized, the methodology and data collection processes are fully explained, the conclusion part includes the main results of the paper, applications of the results and the suggestions for further studies. 

Author Response

Dear Reviewer, Please find our detailed response attached. Thank you for your effort in providing your thoughts and feedback on our manuscript. We hope that you will find our response and revisions adequate for publication. Regards, The Authors

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

The article is well-suited to the magazine, being both relevant and up-to-date. However, there are a few areas that require improvement.

 

1- In the introduction, first highlight the four main variables and then delve into each one to ultimately arrive at the main question and purpose of the article. However, the presentation of tables in the introduction may distract the reader from the main topic.

 

2- In the second section, explain the supporting theories by writing a one-paragraph explanation for each theory and how it supports the main variables.

 

3- In the latter part of the second section, provide your assumptions while referencing previous research. Ensure that the presentation of this information adheres to the established structure.

 

4- When presenting information in various sections, it is important to first provide explanations and then present tables and figures to avoid misleading the reader. Your article currently presents tables before explanations, so this should be revised.

 

5- The method or research methodology section is a crucial component of every article and should not be considered a subpart of the second section. Consider revising the structure of the article to better showcase this section.

 

6- The English writing should be thoroughly reviewed to meet the standards of the magazine.

 

7- To meet the magazine's standards, submit proof of non-plagiarism.

 

 

8- Upon request from the magazine editor, provide raw data and analysis files to verify the accuracy and correctness of the analysis.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you for your comments. Please find our detailed response attached.

Regards,

The Authors

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