https://www.journalsociology.com/index.php/AJSR <p><strong><img src="https://www.journalsociology.com/public/site/images/globalpresshub/free.gif" alt="" width="52" height="39" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Asian Journal of Sociological Research</strong> aims to publish high-quality papers in all aspects of sociology and related areas. By not excluding papers on the basis of subject area, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated. This is a peer-reviewed, open access INTERNATIONAL journal. </p> en-US [email protected] (Asian Journal of Sociological Research) [email protected] (Asian Journal of Sociological Research) Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:57:50 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://www.journalsociology.com/index.php/AJSR/article/view/131 <p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study examines how progressive community engagement was implemented and how it contributed to observed rehabilitation outcomes.</p> <p><strong>Study Design: </strong>This research employed a qualitative case study design.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study: </strong>The study was conducted in nine coastal villages in Paser Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, within the implementation period of the IMPACT mangrove rehabilitation program up to the end of 2025.</p> <p><strong>Novelty: </strong>This study addresses a gap in the literature concerning the operationalization of progressive community engagement frameworks in mangrove rehabilitation, particularly in translating participatory principles into structured implementation stages.</p> <p><strong>Methodology: </strong>The study employed a qualitative case study design based on longitudinal field observation (2023–2025), program documentation analysis, and stakeholder engagement processes.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that the program successfully engaged nine village-based mangrove care groups. More than 191,000 mangrove seedlings were produced, and approximately 186,000 seedlings were planted, with a monitored survival rate exceeding 86% by the end of 2025, alongside strengthened community participation and institutional capacity. In addition, the progressive community engagement approach contributed to strengthened community ownership and institutional sustainability, which supported rehabilitation performance alongside ecological factors. The progressive engagement framework developed in this study may serve as a structured implementation model, consisting of three sequential stages—social investigation, social mapping, and common dream building—that can inform community-based ecological restoration policies in similar socio-ecological contexts.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study concludes that a structured and collaborative community-based approach is a key factor in the success of coastal ecosystem rehabilitation. The findings provide important implications for the development of more inclusive, participatory, and sustainable natural resource management programs.</p> Kurnia Perdana, Astan Jaya Tamburaka Copyright (c) 2026 Author(s). The licensee is the journal publisher. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://www.journalsociology.com/index.php/AJSR/article/view/131 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.journalsociology.com/index.php/AJSR/article/view/130 <p>Sustainability has become a multifaceted organizational paradigm which involves the economic performance, environmental responsibility and social equity. Although substantial research has explored both the environmental and financial concerns of sustainability, a relatively lower integrative focus has been placed on the issue of employee well-being in terms of sustainability. The paper provides a systematic review of theoretical and empirical research on the relationship between the organizational sustainability practices and the employee well-being and vice versa. Literature review systematic approach was chosen to conduct an analysis of peer-reviewed studies on management, organizational psychology, and sustainability domains conducted between 2000 and 2024. The review incorporates significant theoretical approaches, including the triple bottom line framework, the stakeholder theory, the social exchange theory, the Job Demands Resources (JD-R) model of sustainability, flexible work systems, and mental health programs to clarify how sustainability practices (sustainable human resource management, ethical leadership, ESG-based governance, flexible work system, and mental health programs) are associated with employee outcomes. The results suggest that the sustainability-related practices tend to positively impact job satisfaction, engagement, psychological safety, work-life integration, and organizational commitment provided they are applied sincerely and with the assistance of sufficient resources at work. The contribution of the study lies in the fact that employee well-being is introduced as a consequence and a strategic facilitator of organization sustainability, and an integrative model is suggested to undertake empirical testing in the future. It finds important gaps in research especially the necessity of longitudinal, cross-cultural, and multilevel research in emerging economies. In practice, the results imply that organizations that incorporate human sustainability into wider environmental and economic strategies are more likely to enjoy resilience, legitimacy as well as long-term competitive advantage in the fast-evolving socio-economic settings.</p> Nandini Jagannarayan, Mala Goplani, Hari Madhavan, Priya Shetty Copyright (c) 2026 Author(s). The licensee is the journal publisher. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://www.journalsociology.com/index.php/AJSR/article/view/130 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000