TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The twenty-first century manifests two of the challenging issues about achieving Sustainable Local Economic Development (SLED) and turning to environmental sustainability through Green Job Creation (GJC). The study examines that not only are both challenges are urgent, but they are also intimately linked and will have to be addressed together. It also finds out that further factors like Managerial Effectiveness (ME) and Public Policy Effectiveness (PPE) affect GJC.Design/methodology/approach The study uses qualitative and quantitative methods by utilizing primary data collected through designing questionnaires answered by random executives and citizens of three governorates; Cairo, Alexandria and Beni-Suef. These governorates are chosen because they represent different Egyptian geographic areas, i.e. the capital of Egypt, lower and Upper Egypt, where there are numbers of industrial zones with many heavy polluting industrial activities that exist.Findings The study showed that there is a lack of effectiveness and efficiency in applying common international standards in GJC’s strategies in Cairo, Alexandria and Beni-Suef. Additionally, it is highly recommended that the three governorates enhance the exploitation of their economic resources. Quantitatively, the study showed a positive and statistically-significant connection between SLED and GJC, alongside with a positive and statistically-significant connection between ME and GJC.Originality/value The study provides empirical evidence about the main requirements in designing an efficient framework for achieving eco-friendly local economic activities and suggesting practical solutions to obstacles that face local strategies regarding the study’s variables.Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-01-2020-0012
VL  - 47
IS  - 7
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/IJSE-01-2020-0012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-01-2020-0012
AU  - Rayan Eman Omar
AU  - Ragab Adla Mohamed
AU  - Anwar Ashraf Samir
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Determinants of green job creation: an empirical investigation
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 887
EP  - 911
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -