Employees' pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) at international hotel chains (IHCs) in China: The mediating role of environmental concerns (ECs)

Zhang, Jinhua; Huang, Rong

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2019.03.007

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“…This trend, accordingly, has gradually attracted both researchers and practitioners, who highlight the critical endeavors aiming to improving pro-environmental behaviors among staff ( Robertson and Barling, 2013 ; Afsar et al, 2016 ; Peng et al, 2020 ) because they are responsible for green tasks and duties in the workplace. This research direction indicates that green management is becoming increasingly important for the long-term development of the service industry, especially in the tourism sector, since a win-win ‘green and competitive’ strategy can help tourism organizations (e.g., hotels) to achieve competitive advantages, innovation, and customer loyalty and trust ( Chou, 2014 ; Zhang and Huang, 2019 ). Given this significance, the existing literature has identified a wide array of predictors of green outcomes among employees ( Kollmuss and Agyeman, 2002 ; Han et al, 2009 ; Norton et al, 2015 ).…”

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The Trickle-Down Effect of Leaders’ VWGB on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Model

Wu¹,

Zhang²,

Peng³

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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Although previous research has highlighted the positive effect of leaders’ voluntary workplace green behavior (VWGB), limited research attention has been given to empirically testing how and when such behavior produces trickle-down effects. Taking a role model perspective and drawing on social identity theory, this research aims to fill this gap by proposing and testing the mechanism and boundary conditions of the influencing processes whereby leaders’ VWGB can trickle down to employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. By theorizing a moderated mediation model, the current research empirically examines the hypotheses by conducting a hierarchical regression analysis. We employed a survey questionnaire research design to collect two waves of multisource data. The data used in the analysis are from survey responses of 313 subordinate-supervisor dyads at two different time points. The results show that leaders’ VWGB can have a trickle-down influence on employees’ task-related pro-environmental behavior and proactive pro-environmental behaviors through their green self-identity and that this trickle-down effect is greater among employees with higher green climate perceptions. Our results reveal the intervening mechanism and boundary condition of leaders’ VWGB by conducting a systematic examination of how this effect trickles down.

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The Trickle-Down Effect of Leaders’ VWGB on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Model

Wu¹,

Zhang²,

Peng³

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…However, there are usually several employees at work who work in the same position, use the same equipment and consumables, so it is difficult to identify personal consumption, and because of this, it is difficult to determine a level of personal efficiency in saving resources [17]. In addition, people often think that it is the duty of authorities or business managers to take care of environmental issues [19].…”

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“…The tourism sector is responsible for approximately 5% of the global carbon emissions, out of which 20% are caused by accommodation services [15] (1% of the global emissions [16]). Therefore, the hotel industry should initiate activities that, in time, can contribute to the decrease in its negative impact on the environment [17][18][19]. Most environmental management practices are implemented in hotel units from developed countries, as demonstrated in previous studies regarding this matter (e.g., in Spain [20][21][22]; in Greece [23], and in the USA [24]).…”

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“…Previous research has focused on mature tourist destinations located in Western countries and on the discovery of the influencing factors on EGB, such as the motivation of the employees [19,38], the perceived organizational support [39], the environmental policies of the company [40], the conscientiousness of the employees, their knowledge and awareness regarding the environmental issues [41,42], the human resources practices [43], and ethical leadership [3,44]. However, few studies have focused on East-European postcommunist countries, which are characterized by specific employees' behavior (e.g., [45]).…”

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An Approach to Applying the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity Theory to Identify the Driving Factors of Green Employee Behavior in the Hotel Industry

Sibian

Ispas

2021

Sustainability

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In the context of climate change and all other harmful effects of pollution, companies should improve their environmental performances. As part of their strategies, companies should explore the consequences of their environmental practices from the perspective of internal stakeholders and must be more attentive to employee environmental behavior. This study’s purpose was to identify the motives that encourage the employees of a green hotel to adopt pro-environmental behaviors. Qualitative research was conducted using semi-structured interviews among three-star hotel employees from Brașov, Romania. This research uses the ability-motivation-opportunity (AMO) theory that could lead to a better understanding of employee green behavior. Data analysis revealed that less than half of the respondents have a proper understanding of the concept of environment and only a third of them are aware of the harmful effects caused by people, both at work and at home. Moreover, most of the respondents know little of the measures implemented by the hotel in order to reduce resource consumption, the extrinsic motivation being dominant. Consequently, the results lead to the recommendation that the hotel managerial team should invest in the employees’ training and motivation, creating a corporate environment and a proper organizational culture to develop green behaviors among the employees. The results of this study should be a starting point for those hotels, which face the challenge of involving their employees in the process of greening their activity.

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“…Another great challenge is ecological behaviour itself. Some authors found significant relationships between PEB, and motives and knowledge [53], the values and environmental knowledge of hotel employees in Mexico [54], the anthropomorphic perception of nature [55,56] and the sense of guilt for environmental degradation [57], perceived values and felt responsibility [58]; CSR practices and employee performance at work [59] and in the confidence, identification, well-being, autonomous, and controlled motivation and environmental concerns of hotel employees in China [60,61]; attitudes towards environmental problems and sociodemographic variables [62], and the active leadership of supervisors in Russia [63].…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Proenvironmental Behaviour in Employees: Evidence in Acapulco, Mexico

Astudillo

Zavala

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been the subject of extensive research, especially during the past two decades; however, few academic studies investigated the relationship between CSR and employee behaviour. This study reduces this gap by identifying the degree of association between CSR and the proenvironmental behaviour (PEB) of workers. These concepts were analysed among companies that are recognised as being socially responsible and others that are not; not enough empirical evidence was found to determine if these are positively affecting employee PEB in the Mexican context. The methodology was quantitative through questionnaires addressed to workers from renowned companies in Mexico, and analysed by using structural equation modelling (SEM) in AMOS software. Results showed that the CSR practices of the companies with a badge and the PEB of their workers are poorly related. The average of compliance with global CSR practices for companies that have a badge is less than or equal to that of those that do not. Conclusions indicate that CSR could occur only in declarative terms from the workers’ perception.

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Employees' pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) at international hotel chains (IHCs) in China: The mediating role of environmental concerns (ECs)

Cited by 43 publications

References 41 publications

The Trickle-Down Effect of Leaders’ VWGB on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Model

The Trickle-Down Effect of Leaders’ VWGB on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Model

An Approach to Applying the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity Theory to Identify the Driving Factors of Green Employee Behavior in the Hotel Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility and Proenvironmental Behaviour in Employees: Evidence in Acapulco, Mexico

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