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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 35495

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Prof. Dr. Javier Sánchez García

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Business Administration and Marketing Department, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Interests: tourism; service quality; data analysis; structural equation modelling; consumer behavior; loyalty
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Prof. Dr. Fernando J. Garrigos-Simon

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Dear Colleagues,

One of the ideas that influences our way of feeling, thinking, relating and behaving the most is the possibility of achieving wellbeing without experiencing negative emotions. To feel fully satisfied, this belief must cover the most important areas of our lives. However, wellbeing is not isolated, but exists within a context, so it is influenced by multiple elements such as social relationships, lifestyle changes or employment (Guest 1998).

Thus, wellbeing and happiness (Diener and Seligman 2002) is one of the oldest topics studied. From different disciplines, especially from the behavioral sciences (Ryff 2014), research has been carried out to analyze its meaning, but also its background and consequences. In particular, this research seeks to understand the different areas that affect wellbeing, because it is a driver for objectives attainment, contributes to forming social relationships, increases physical and emotional health and quality of life, among others.

We can satisfy human needs and achieve certain levels of wellbeing in a sustainable way. In this vein, sustainable behavior has been proven to have a positive effect on both the individual and the environment. The happiest societies are those that have more sustainable behaviors. Hence, participation in sustainable behaviors has a positive effect on both the individual and the environment, making the interactions between both certainly complex.

Understanding wellbeing as a multidimensional element, and as the basis of a relational paradigm with sustainability, we expect to receive papers concerning welfare in any area of social science, considering the effects of sustainable behaviors.

Topics:

Wellbeing
Satisfaction
Health
Happiness
Sustainable behavior
Environment

References

Diener, E., & Seligman, M. (2002). Very happy people. Psychological Science, 13, 81–84.
Ryff, C. (2014). Psychological well-being revisited: Advances in the science and practice of eudaimonia. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 83, 10–28.

Prof. Dr. Javier Sánchez-García
Prof. Dr. Fernando J. Garrigos-Simon
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Keywords

wellbeing;
happiness;
health;
relationships;
satisfaction;
challenges;
needs;
engagement;
emotional exhaustion;
stress;
social indicators;
social sustainability;
sustainable development;
sustainability practices;
sustainable behaviors;
environmental behavior;
society's future;
environmental;
community;
quality of life

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23 pages, 1607 KiB

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The Influence of Management on Teacher Well-Being and the Development of Sustainable Schools

by Esther Pagán-Castaño, Javier Sánchez-García, Fernando J. Garrigos-Simon and María Guijarro-García

Sustainability 2021, 13(5), 2909; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052909 - 08 Mar 2021

Cited by 7 | Viewed by 4430

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Teaching is one of the professions with the highest levels of stress and disquiet at work, having a negative impact on teachers’ well-being and performance. Thus, well-being is one of the priorities in human resource management (HRM) in schools. In this regard, this paper studies the relationship between HRM, well-being and performance, observing the incidence of leadership and innovation in these relationships. The objective is to measure the extent to which it is necessary to encourage sustainable environments that promote the well-being of teachers and, by extension, students. The study used the methodology of structural equations and a sample of 315 secondary school teachers. The work validates the influence of leadership by example and information management on HRM and performance. In addition, we confirm the significant effect of human resource management on educational performance. The relationship is observed both directly and through the mediating effect on the improvement of well-being. On the other hand, the positive influence of innovation on performance, both in schools and in the classrooms, is reaffirmed. These results suggest the need to zero in on the human resources policies in schools linked to the improvement of teacher well-being and educational performance. They also highlight the role of school and classroom innovation as a key element in maintaining educational quality. Full article

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Usability Analysis of Andalusian Spas’ Websites

by Rosa Anaya-Aguilar, German Gemar and Carmen Anaya-Aguilar

Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 2307; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042307 - 20 Feb 2021

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Health tourism is booming all over the world, and thermal spa tourism in Spain is a type of tourism aimed at integrating with nature, achieving sustainable development. In general, its facilities are located in areas specially protected by environmental legislation. This tourism sector attracts an increasingly wide market segment that has become more demanding and better informed and that more frequently uses the Internet to gather information. Tourists’ shopping and consumption habits are increasingly influenced by new information and communication technologies (ICTs), making these a topic of interest among academics and professionals. Website development has been shown to be an area of innovation for spa facilities, but evidence has also been found that this sector has experienced difficulty in adopting ICTs. This research sought to analyse spa websites’ usability by conducting an exploratory investigation of different websites’ contents. The results reveal that the use of new web technologies by spas is underdeveloped, although these facilities have achieved good positions in Internet search engines due to the synergistic effect of the official tourism websites. That is why most of them tell their story, detail their nature and the protection of their spaces. In this way, spas turn their websites into communication channels that convey to tourists their commitment to the environment and sustainable development. Full article

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What Will Retirement Pensions Be Like? Analysis of Spanish Future Pensioner Households in Terms of Poverty

by Blanca Urbano, Antonio Jurado and Beatriz Rosado-Cebrián

Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 1760; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041760 - 06 Feb 2021

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The Spanish public retirement pension system, the same as that of many European countries, faces two important risks in the long term. On the one hand, the sustainability of the current pay-as-you-go system and, on the other hand, the ability to maintain an acceptable standard of living for the retired population. This paper presents a study on the current situation of the Spanish public retirement pension system and its effect on the future retired population. In recent years, the concern for the long-term sustainability of the system, which is based on pay-as-you-go and defined benefit, has been very present. For this reason, two major reforms were carried out in 2011 and 2013; however, different investigations have indicated the reduction in future retirement pensions as a possible consequence. Regarding this dilemma, this paper aims to study the future poverty risk of the retired population due to the current formulation of the system, by conducting, for this purpose, an analysis of the purchasing power of future pensioners based on the EU-Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2016 of the National Institute of Statistics of Spain. As a result, a future reduction in the replacement rate was observed, affecting the younger population to a greater extent, as well as an increase in poverty in pensioner households using two different scenarios. Full article

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Is There Empirical Evidence on How the Implementation of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) Affects Labour Supply? A Systematic Review

by Manuela A. de Paz-Báñez, María José Asensio-Coto, Celia Sánchez-López and María-Teresa Aceytuno

Sustainability 2020, 12(22), 9459; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229459 - 13 Nov 2020

Cited by 17 | Viewed by 26601

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The objective of this article is to determine, as conclusively as possible, if the implementation of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) would lead to a significant reduction in the working age population labour supply. If this were true, implementation of a UBI may not be sustainable. To do this, we will compile empirical evidence from studies over the last few decades on the effects of implementation of a UBI on employment. We apply the PRISMA methodology to better judge their validity, which ensures maximum reliability of the results by avoiding biases and making the work reproducible. Given that the methodologies used in these studies are diverse, they are reviewed to contextualize the results taking into account the possible limitations detected in these methodologies. While many authors have been writing about this issue citing experiences or experiments, the added value of this article is that it performs a systematic review following a widely tested scientific methodology. Over 1200 documents that discuss the UBI/employment relationship have been reviewed. We found a total of 50 empirical cases, of which 18 were selected, and 38 studies with contrasted empirical evidence on this relationship. The results speak for themselves: Despite a detailed search, we have not found any evidence of a significant reduction in labour supply. Instead, we found evidence that labour supply increases globally among adults, men and women, young and old, and the existence of some insignificant and functional reductions to the system such as a decrease in workers from the following categories: Children, the elderly, the sick, those with disabilities, women with young children to look after, or young people who continued studying. These reductions do not reduce the overall supply since it is largely offset by increased supply from other members of the community. Full article

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