Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationship
IntroductionThis study explores the relevance of behavioral and psychological factors in contributing to organizational environmental sustainability in the workplace.MethodsData were obtained from 271 workers in 5 organizations operating in the manufacturing sector in Italy and analyzed through a re...
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| description | IntroductionThis study explores the relevance of behavioral and psychological factors in contributing to organizational environmental sustainability in the workplace.MethodsData were obtained from 271 workers in 5 organizations operating in the manufacturing sector in Italy and analyzed through a regression methodology. We tested two models, in which the employees’ perception of the work climate is derived from different sets of norms. In one model, we explored the influence of organizational policies and practices (injunctive norms). In another model, we explored the influence of peers’ behavior (social, descriptive norms).ResultsThe results show a positive impact of the employees’ perception of their work climate on both their propensity to engage in innovative green behaviors and their sense of personal connection with the environment, via environmental commitment. Moreover, we found that the employee’s organizational identification positively moderates the effect on green innovative behavior.DiscussionThis study underscores the relevance of creating and maintaining a pro-environment work climate in order to foster pro-environment innovative behavioral changes. Also, the results indirectly suggest that the influence on the sense of personal connection with the environment may generate a positive spill-over effect into the private life of workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d816a6c714d64e5890f318fed1f056832025-01-13T06:11:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainability2673-45242025-01-01510.3389/frsus.2024.15068041506804Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationshipIlaria Dibattista0Domenico Berdicchia1Elena Mazzardo2Giovanni Masino3Department of Political and International Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Tuscany, ItalyDepartment of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyIntroductionThis study explores the relevance of behavioral and psychological factors in contributing to organizational environmental sustainability in the workplace.MethodsData were obtained from 271 workers in 5 organizations operating in the manufacturing sector in Italy and analyzed through a regression methodology. We tested two models, in which the employees’ perception of the work climate is derived from different sets of norms. In one model, we explored the influence of organizational policies and practices (injunctive norms). In another model, we explored the influence of peers’ behavior (social, descriptive norms).ResultsThe results show a positive impact of the employees’ perception of their work climate on both their propensity to engage in innovative green behaviors and their sense of personal connection with the environment, via environmental commitment. Moreover, we found that the employee’s organizational identification positively moderates the effect on green innovative behavior.DiscussionThis study underscores the relevance of creating and maintaining a pro-environment work climate in order to foster pro-environment innovative behavioral changes. Also, the results indirectly suggest that the influence on the sense of personal connection with the environment may generate a positive spill-over effect into the private life of workers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2024.1506804/fullgreen workplace perceptionenvironmental commitmentorganizational identificationgreen innovative behaviorperson-environment relationship |
| spellingShingle | Ilaria Dibattista Domenico Berdicchia Elena Mazzardo Giovanni Masino Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationship Frontiers in Sustainability green workplace perception environmental commitment organizational identification green innovative behavior person-environment relationship |
| title | Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationship |
| title_full | Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationship |
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| title_short | Green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability: the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person-environment relationship |
| title_sort | green norms in the workplace to promote environmental sustainability the positive effect on green innovative work behaviors and person environment relationship |
| topic | green workplace perception environmental commitment organizational identification green innovative behavior person-environment relationship |
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