Pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace and the role of managers and organisation

Wesselink, R.; Blok, Vincent; Ringersma, Jarno

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.214

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“…Managers or leaders can send positive signals to employees through environmental leadership. The study by Wesselink et al [10] find a significant positive relationship between leadership behaviour and employee PEB. Roberson and Carleton [44] find that leaders' environmental descriptive norms positively affect employee PEB and play an important role in the greening of private and public organisations.…”

Section: Leadership Behaviour and Employees' Pebmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Employee PEB at the workplace is mainly voluntary. Therefore, managers or leaders can only motivate and encourage rather than force employees to engage in such behaviours [10]. One of the ways to achieve employee PEB is for managers to demonstrate their own commitment to the environment.…”

Section: Leadership Behaviour and Employees' Pebmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are several activities that the management of an organisation can undertake to demonstrate their support and encourage employees PEB. These include efforts to show concern for the environment such as the availability of recycling bin and the appreciation of green behaviours [10]. However, institutional support for PEB may be constrained by a lack of vision, unwillingness to change, lack of engagement and communication with employees and limited financial resources.…”

Section: Institutional Support and Employees' Pebmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, employed individuals spend a major part of their time at work and industrial and commercial activities produce significantly more greenhouse gases emission than homes. Although, studies done on private or household PEB have produced important findings, it is uncertain if the results of those studies can be generalised to the workplace [9,10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, employees' workplace PEB has received little empirical attention. Despite the abundance of research on the factors influencing PEB in private and public settings, there is still the need for further investigations of employees' workplace PEB [10]. Second, empirical studies on the determinants of employees' PEB in the hospitality industry in South Africa are scarce.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Hotel Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Effect of Leadership Behaviour, Institutional Support and Workplace Spirituality

Fatoki

2019

Sustainability

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Pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) depict behaviours that cause minimal harm to or even benefit the environment. Employees are an important stakeholder in organisational environmental initiatives; however, there is little understanding of the leadership mechanisms and workplace support that can nurture these behaviours. In addition, empirical studies on the effect of workplace spirituality on employees’ PEB are limited. Understanding the factors that can influence employees’ workplace PEB is of significance in improving environmental sustainability in the hospitality industry. This study investigated the effect of leadership behaviour, institutional support and workplace spirituality on hotel employees’ PEB in South Africa. This study utilised a quantitative research approach and a causal research design. The cross-sectional survey method was used for data collection. Convenience sampling method was used to identify the participants in the survey. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling. The results of this study showed significant positive relationships between leadership behaviour, institutional support and workplace spirituality and hotel employees’ PEB. Theoretically, the study linked spirituality to employees’ workplace PEB as spiritual discourses have been marginalised in tourism research. Empirically, the study adds to the literature on the determinants of employees’ workplace PEB in the hospitality sector. Practically, the study makes recommendations that can improve the workplace PEB of hotel employees.

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Section: Leadership Behaviour and Employees' Pebmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Leadership Behaviour and Employees' Pebmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutional Support and Employees' Pebmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Connecting green HRM practices to pro‐environmental behavior through green human capital in the hospitality sector

Ogiemwonyi,

Alam,

Alotaibi

2023

Bus Strat Dev

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The increasing focus on environmental sustainability has opened up a new area of research that explores the role of green “human resource management (HRM)” practices. Scholars in this field are investigating how these practices can support efforts toward achieving environmental sustainability. Although there is growing interest in studying green HRM practices, there have only been a few studies that have looked into how these practices affect the abilities, experience, expertise, intelligence, knowledge, skills, and training of employees in relation to pro‐environmental behavior (PEB). This is important as PEB can help to reduce negative environmental activities and promote green sustainability in the hospitality sector. To bridge this empirical gap, the investigation of the effects of green HRM practices on PEB was carried out, with a particular emphasis on the mediating function of green human capital (GHC). A research study was conducted on 269 stable participants in the Nigerian hospitality sector using the “partial least squares [PLS]” approach. The study successfully shows that green HRM practices, such as green hiring, green training and development, green discipline management, and environmental performance, can directly predict GHC. The analysis was based on both PLS and social cognitive theory (SCT). According to the study, green HRM practices are connected to PEB through GHC, except for green compensation. The study indicates that PEB can be predicted by environmental performance and GHC. This study has significant theoretical implications for green HRM practices and provides valuable insights to hospitality managers. Moreover, it offers suggestions for potential areas of future research.

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Inspiring employees' ecological behaviors: The roles of corporate environmental strategy, biospheric values, and eco‐centric leadership

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The consequences of environmental degradation have steered organizations to promote pro-ecological behaviors among their employees, and achieving this effectively is paramount for business and environmental sustainability. Applying a multilevel integrated approach, this study investigates the impact of corporate environmental strategy, biospheric values, and eco-centric leadership on employees' ecological behaviors. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 289 employees from a cross section of industries in Bangladesh. The findings reveal the significant influences of environmental strategy and biospheric values on employees' ecological behaviors as well as the moderating role of eco-centric leadership. The study also provides some significant insights for formulating environmental strategy and inspiring employees' ecological behaviors in organizational contexts.Theoretical and managerial implications as well as future research directions have also been provided.

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Pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace and the role of managers and organisation

Cited by 188 publications

References 39 publications

Hotel Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Effect of Leadership Behaviour, Institutional Support and Workplace Spirituality

Hotel Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Effect of Leadership Behaviour, Institutional Support and Workplace Spirituality

Connecting green HRM practices to pro‐environmental behavior through green human capital in the hospitality sector

Inspiring employees' ecological behaviors: The roles of corporate environmental strategy, biospheric values, and eco‐centric leadership

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