Khan, Eijaz Ahmed, Reaiche, Carmen, Boyle, Stephen, Meraz, Tomas Francisco Limones, Shang, Feng, Akbari, Mohammadreza, and Jurin, Monica (2025) Unleashing intrapreneurial capabilities of educators: transforming sustainability education in higher education. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 26 (9). pp. 226-264.

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Abstract

Purpose – There is a lack of decision support models to assess sustainability education (SE) challenges in universities and educators’ intrapreneurial capabilities. The purpose of this study is to develop a decision support model using the dynamic capability view to assess and choose an appropriate configuration based on data collected from Australia, China and Mexico.

Design/methodology/approach – This research design first identifies SE challenges and educators’ intrapreneurial capabilities via a systematic literature review. Next, the most important SE challenges and intrapreneurial capabilities are determined by adopting the quality function deployment tool. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis is used to establish the best pattern of intrapreneurial capabilities to address the SE challenges and thus enhance the sustainability educational practices of universities.

Findings – The findings show SE challenges and educators’ intrapreneurial capabilities vary across universities and countries. These variations play a crucial role in determining the performance of universities. This performance is shaped by the unique interactions amongst resources, processes, people-related SE challenges and the intrapreneurial capabilities associated with new venture behaviour, innovativeness, self-renewal and the proactiveness of educators.

Originality/value – This study offers important theoretical and managerial implications of how educators’ intrapreneurial capabilities can address the challenges in resources, processes and people that influence SE, despite country-based heterogeneity.

Item ID:	85980
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1758-6739
Keywords:	fsQCA, Higher education, Sustainability education, SDGs, Dynamic capability view, Intrapreneurial capabilities
Copyright Information:	© Eijaz Ahmed Khan, Carmen Reaiche, Stephen Boyle, Tomas Francisco Limones Meraz, Feng Shang, Mohammadreza Akbari and Monica Jurin. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2025 22:33
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