TY - JOUR
T1 - How does leader's support for environment promote organizational citizenship behaviour for environment? A multi-theory perspective
AU - Priyankara, Hewawasam Puwakpitiyage Rasika
AU - Luo, Fan
AU - Saeed, Amer
AU - Nubuor, Saviour Ayertey
AU - Jayasuriya, Mahabaduge Prasad Fernando
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the authors.
PY - 2018/1/21
Y1 - 2018/1/21
N2 - Organizational citizenship behaviour for environment of employees is indispensable in realizing environmental sustainability goals of organizations. However, in the growing literature of employee green behaviour at work, scant attention has been paid on the impact of leader's specific support for environment, and the mechanisms through which it impacts organizational citizenship behaviour for environment. Drawing upon social exchange theory, self-determination theory and theory of normative conduct, we tested the impact of leader's support for environment, autonomous motivation for environment and perceived group's green climate on organizational citizenship behaviour for environment in an integrated model. The sample included 313 executive level employees of green implemented textile and apparel manufacturing factories in Sri Lanka. The results of structural equation modelling showed a direct positive impact of leader's support for environment on organizational citizenship behaviour for environment. Further, autonomous motivation for environment and perceived group's green climate were found to be partial mediators between leader's support for environment and organizational citizenship behaviour for environment. We discussed the theoretical implications for sustainability literature and the managerial implications for organizational practitioners in promoting organizational citizenship behaviour for environment.
AB - Organizational citizenship behaviour for environment of employees is indispensable in realizing environmental sustainability goals of organizations. However, in the growing literature of employee green behaviour at work, scant attention has been paid on the impact of leader's specific support for environment, and the mechanisms through which it impacts organizational citizenship behaviour for environment. Drawing upon social exchange theory, self-determination theory and theory of normative conduct, we tested the impact of leader's support for environment, autonomous motivation for environment and perceived group's green climate on organizational citizenship behaviour for environment in an integrated model. The sample included 313 executive level employees of green implemented textile and apparel manufacturing factories in Sri Lanka. The results of structural equation modelling showed a direct positive impact of leader's support for environment on organizational citizenship behaviour for environment. Further, autonomous motivation for environment and perceived group's green climate were found to be partial mediators between leader's support for environment and organizational citizenship behaviour for environment. We discussed the theoretical implications for sustainability literature and the managerial implications for organizational practitioners in promoting organizational citizenship behaviour for environment.
KW - Autonomous motivation for environment
KW - Employee green behaviour
KW - Leader's support for environment
KW - Organizational citizenship behaviour for environment
KW - Perceived group's green climate
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U2 - 10.3390/su10010271
DO - 10.3390/su10010271
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040867362
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 10
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 1
M1 - 271
ER -