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Table 1

Common barriers to sustainability implementation in higher education institutions

Barrier category	Specific barrier	Authors
Structural and Organizational Fragmentation	Departmentalism/Silos/Fragmentation	Gale et al.; Giovanelli et al.; Lee; Hueske & Guenther; Angelaki et al.
Structural and Organizational Fragmentation	Curriculum Overload	Martin et al.; Desha et al.; Nicholls et al.
Structural and Organizational Fragmentation	Resistance to Interdisciplinarity	Gale et al.; Mokski et al.; Giovanelli et al.; Hueske & Guenther
Governance, Leadership, and Strategic Deficits	Lack of Coherent Policy/Strategy	Shawe et al.; Munaro & John; Hueske & Guenther; Dziubaniuk et al.
Governance, Leadership, and Strategic Deficits	Organizational Decoupling/Greenwashing Risk	Dziubaniuk et al.; Shawe et al.; Munaro & John
Governance, Leadership, and Strategic Deficits	Misaligned Evaluation/Accreditation Systems	Mokski et al.; Gale et al.
Resource Constraints and Financial Vulnerability	Lack of Funding/Financial Resources	Leal Filho et al.; Farinha et al.; Mohammadalizadehkorde & Weaver; Munaro & John
Resource Constraints and Financial Vulnerability	Lack of Qualified Staff/Expertise	Farinha et al.; Leal Filho et al.; Munaro & John
Resource Constraints and Financial Vulnerability	Procurement/Budgeting Misalignment	Pacheco-Blanco & Bastante-Ceca; Gallon et al.
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Conceptual Multiplicity/Lack of Common Understanding	Gale et al.; Dziubaniuk et al.; Munaro & John
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Academic/Staff Resistance and Low Motivation	Leal Filho et al.; Munaro & John; Barth; Dziubaniuk et al.; Hopkinson & James
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Cognitive Predispositions	Gale et al.
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Perceived Irrelevance to Core Discipline	Martin et al.; Hopkinson & James; Jones et al.

Barrier category	Specific barrier	Authors
Structural and Organizational Fragmentation	Departmentalism/Silos/Fragmentation	Gale et al.; Giovanelli et al.; Lee; Hueske & Guenther; Angelaki et al.
Structural and Organizational Fragmentation	Curriculum Overload	Martin et al.; Desha et al.; Nicholls et al.
Structural and Organizational Fragmentation	Resistance to Interdisciplinarity	Gale et al.; Mokski et al.; Giovanelli et al.; Hueske & Guenther
Governance, Leadership, and Strategic Deficits	Lack of Coherent Policy/Strategy	Shawe et al.; Munaro & John; Hueske & Guenther; Dziubaniuk et al.
Governance, Leadership, and Strategic Deficits	Organizational Decoupling/Greenwashing Risk	Dziubaniuk et al.; Shawe et al.; Munaro & John
Governance, Leadership, and Strategic Deficits	Misaligned Evaluation/Accreditation Systems	Mokski et al.; Gale et al.
Resource Constraints and Financial Vulnerability	Lack of Funding/Financial Resources	Leal Filho et al.; Farinha et al.; Mohammadalizadehkorde & Weaver; Munaro & John
Resource Constraints and Financial Vulnerability	Lack of Qualified Staff/Expertise	Farinha et al.; Leal Filho et al.; Munaro & John
Resource Constraints and Financial Vulnerability	Procurement/Budgeting Misalignment	Pacheco-Blanco & Bastante-Ceca; Gallon et al.
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Conceptual Multiplicity/Lack of Common Understanding	Gale et al.; Dziubaniuk et al.; Munaro & John
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Academic/Staff Resistance and Low Motivation	Leal Filho et al.; Munaro & John; Barth; Dziubaniuk et al.; Hopkinson & James
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Cognitive Predispositions	Gale et al.
Behavioral, Cultural, and Cognitive Resistance	Perceived Irrelevance to Core Discipline	Martin et al.; Hopkinson & James; Jones et al.

Note(s): The table synthesizes existing literature regarding the barriers to systemic sustainability. Barriers are categorized into four thematic clusters: structural fragmentation, governance deficits, resource constraints, and behavioral or cultural resistance

Source(s): Author’s own work

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