scholarly journals Pro-environmental Behaviours at Work: The Interactive Role of Norms and Attitudinal Ambivalence

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12003
Author(s):  
Carla Mouro ◽  
Vera Lomba ◽  
Ana Patrícia Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Attitudinal Ambivalence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Behaviours

The environmental costs arising from unsustainable production patterns have increased to the point that organisations are now expected to adopt more responsible practices. Pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) in the workplace can significantly contribute to bettering companies’ environmental performance and sustainability transition. This research investigated the interactive role of norms and attitudes in predicting voluntary energy conservation behaviours, based on a correlational study of 189 Portuguese workers. The study examined whether perceived norm conflicts involving co-workers, closer colleagues and leaders’ behaviours promote or hinder workers’ own PEBs and whether attitudinal ambivalence towards their organisation’s pro-environmental initiatives is a moderator of this relationship. Controlling for the effect of the pro-environmental organisational climate, the ages of employees and organisation size, the results confirm that felt ambivalence moderates the relationship between norm conflict and reported energy conservation behaviours. The findings indicate that ambivalent workers are less likely to engage in PEBs if they perceive norm conflict, that is, if other staff members are not equally motivated to adopt those behaviours. Conversely, norm conflict had an energising effect on non-ambivalent workers. The results thus indicate that organisations could benefit from promoting their environmental policies more explicitly, encouraging their employees to discuss these initiatives and making voluntary PEBs more visible in the workplace.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role Of EMS Teamwork As It Pertains To HR Factors And Perceived Environmental Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie F. Daily ◽  
James W. Bishop ◽  
Robert Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Employee Empowerment ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Iso 14001 Certification ◽  
The Relationship

Little management theory or empirical results exist to guide managers in maximizing employee efforts to successfully implement Environmental Management Systems (EMS). In response, this study examines the relationship among Human Resource (HR) factors and employee perceptions of environmental performance. Four hundred thirty-seven (437) employees were surveyed in an organization with a well-developed EMS program and ISO 14001 certification. Results suggest that management support for EMS, EMS training, employee empowerment, and EMS rewards are related to perceived environmental performance. Furthermore, EMS teamwork plays a mediating role between some of independent variables and perceived environmental performance. Finally, implications for managers are discussed.

The role of strategic environmental orientation in environmental design practices

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Ga (Mark) Yang ◽  
James Jungbae Roh ◽  
Mingu Kang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe current study aims to investigate the role of strategic environmental orientation (SEO) in implementing environmental design practices (EDPs).Design/methodology/approachOn the basis of survey data collected from 212 US manufacturing firms, structural equation modeling and regression analysis are used to test the proposed research model.FindingsThe findings of the present study suggest that SEO not only drives firms' design of environmental products but also moderates the relationship between EDPs and environmental performance. However, SEO turns out not to moderate the relationship between EDPs and operational performance. This study also highlights that firms' EDPs play a critical role in enhancing environmental performance as well as operational performance.Originality/valueBy examining the important role of SEO, this research unpacks the moderating role of SEO between EDPs and firm performance, thus shedding light on how SEO promotes EDPs and the effectiveness of EDPs.

How nation-level background governance conditions shape the economic payoffs of corporate environmental performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2714-2739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukhbir Sandhu ◽  
Marc Orlitzky ◽  
Céline Louche
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Corporate Environmental Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Companies develop and implement environmental initiatives in particular national governance and institutional contexts. The purpose of this paper is to study how the background governance conditions of legal systems, economic policies and national culture enable or impede the relationship between corporate environmental performance (CEP) and lagged corporate financial performance (CFP). Design/methodology/approach This is an empirical study of 427 MNCs headquartered in 22 different countries. The authors merged data from the SiRi database (generally known as SustainAnalytics now), which contains ratings of stakeholder relations for 427 large corporations with publicly available data from Datastream. Findings Drawing on the new institutionalism in economics and sociology, the authors show that common-law systems and high economic freedom in a company’s home country tend to strengthen the CEP-CFP link. In addition, the home-country cultural variables of uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and (to a lesser extent) masculinity may impede the deployment of CEP for maximum financial gain at the organizational level. The macrolevel analysis starts to move the field toward an understanding of the particular national governance configurations that provide the most supportive conditions for any CEP-CFP links. Originality/value One of the central questions in the field of organizations and the natural environment is about the background conditions that may incentivize and reward firms to be more environmentally responsive. The paper addresses this issue through a nation-level investigation of the background governance conditions that may help or hinder the relationship between CEP and CFP.

scholarly journals Environmental Performance and Firm Value: Testing the Role of Firm Reputation

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Khanifah Khanifah ◽  
Jaka Isgiyarta ◽  
Fitri Alfiana ◽  
Udin Udin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Firm Reputation ◽  
Industry Sectors ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to analyze the empirical evidence about the effect of environmental performance on firm value mediated by firm reputation. The sample of this study is the mining industry sectors listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2018. The data is analyzed using partial least squares based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with WarpPLS 6.0 software. The results show that environmental performance has a positive and significant effect on firm reputation. In contrast to the expectation, environmental performance has a negative and significant effect on firm value. Firm reputation further becomes a significant mediator in the relationship between environmental performance and firm value. These findings recommend for future studies to expand the objects and extend the observation period.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing A Customer-Service Culture In A Higher Education Environment

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Liebenberg ◽  
Neil Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Learner Satisfaction ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Customer Care ◽  
The Relationship

The higher education environment is experiencing significant changes, and the focus is moving to competitiveness and customer care. The role of organisational culture and job satisfaction in the delivery of quality customer service was investigated in this study. The indications are that a relationship should exist between organisational culture and learner satisfaction, but it transpired that the relationship between staff members’ job satisfaction and learner satisfaction was not significant. An evaluation of a proposed learner-satisfaction model revealed interesting dynamics influencing relationships between the core dimensions studied. OpsommingDie hoëronderwysomgewing is besig om betekenisvol te verander, en die fokus is besig om na mededingendheid en kliëntesorg te verskuif. Die rol van organisasiekultuur en werksbevrediging in die lewering van hoëgehaltekliëntediens is in hierdie studie ondersoek. Daar is aanduidings dat daar ’n verband tussen organisasiekultuur en leerdertevredenheid is, maar dit het geblyk dat daar nie ’n betekenisvolle verband tussen werksbevrediging en leerdertevredenheid is nie. ’n Evaluering van ’n voorgestelde leerdertevredenheidsmodel het interessante dinamika wat die verhouding tussen die kerndimensies van die studie beïnvloed, aan die lig gebring.

scholarly journals The role of leadership in shaping organisational climate: An example from the fast moving consumer goods industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Eustace ◽  
Nico Martins
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Fast Moving ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Fast Moving Consumer Goods ◽  
The Relationship

Orientation: The 21st century has presented challenges and opportunities to organisations. Although South Africa is the most competitive economy in sub-Saharan Africa, the country needs to focus on these opportunities to improve competitiveness. Although there is research on leadership and organisational climate, a debate continues about the contribution of organisational climate and the role of leadership to creating the desired organisational climate.Research purpose: The aim was to explore the relationship between leadership and organisational climate in a South African fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) organisation.Motivation for the study: Few studies focus on leadership and organisational climate in South Africa. This study builds on the knowledge that exists. An understanding of the effect of leadership on organisational climate in South Africa allows for customised solutions to the problems of leadership, organisational climate and business performance.Research design, approach and method: Using a descriptive, cross-sectional field survey approach, 896 participants (all of whom worked in one organisation) participated in the survey.Main findings: An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) multivariate analyses revealed a new set of organisational dimensions, confirmed the relationship between leadership and organisational climate as well as the relationship between organisational climate and its various dimensions.Practical/managerial implications: The findings emphasised the importance of certain generic and specific leadership practices for creating the desired organisational climate in South Africa and in the FMCG environment.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to the body of knowledge about the relationship between leadership and organisational climate in South Africa.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Green Organization Identity and Corporate Environmental Performance: The Mediating Role of Sustainability Exploration and Exploitation Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinpeng Xing ◽  
Jianhua Wang ◽  
Lulu Tou
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Bootstrap Method ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Corporate Environmental Performance ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

The link between green organizational identity (GOI) and corporate environmental performance (CEP) has been investigated, but existing studies have no consistent conclusion. A significant research gap remains regarding the mediating role of sustainability exploration innovation (SER), sustainability exploitation innovation (SEI), and the moderating role of government environmental regulation (GER). This study explored the relationship between GOI and CEP in a moderated meditation model which includes SER, SEI, and GER. Using structural equation modelling and bootstrap method based on data sets from of 380 Chinese companies, the results show that: (1) GOI promotes SER, thereby enhancing CEP; (2) GOI promotes SEI, thereby enhancing CEP; (3) GER can positively moderate the indirect effect of GOI on CEP via SER; (4) GER negatively moderate the indirect effect of GOI on CEP via SEI. These findings suggest that firms choose different innovative ways between SER and SEI to improve CEP which depends on different levels of GER in China.

scholarly journals Attitudinal Ambivalence

Psychology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Cavazza ◽  
Vincent Pillaud ◽  
Fabrizio Butera
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Attitudinal Ambivalence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Research on attitudinal ambivalence started in the early 1970s, forty years after the first wave of research on attitudes. Ambivalent attitudes consist of both positive and negative evaluations of the same object. Early approaches proposed different measurement methods, and ambivalence can now be measured either directly (referred to as “felt ambivalence”) or indirectly (referred to as “potential ambivalence”). Because of its duality, ambivalence has been studied in comparison with univalent attitudes—which consist of either positive or negative evaluations of an object—to uncover their specific features, antecedents, and consequences. Relevant research has focused on identifying the prevalence of ambivalent attitudes, and on whether they could stem from particular personality traits or situations. Researchers have found that ambivalent attitudes seem to be widespread and can be held for a long period of time. Their relationship with behaviors has also been widely studied. At the individual level, ambivalence increases response latency when a choice has to be made, extends information processing, can affect attitude stability, and can even lead to discomfort. At the behavioral level, studies have highlighted the moderating role of attitudinal ambivalence on the relationship between attitudes and behavior. A different field of research focuses on its strength to question whether ambivalence leads to more resistance or susceptibility to persuasion and influence. It appears that ambivalent attitudes are pliable and, depending on the context, can either help individuals to be more adaptive or prevent them from arriving at a satisfying conclusion. The role of ambivalent attitudes in interpersonal relationships and self-presentation also highlight some benefits in holding an ambivalent attitude. This article opens by reviewing general overviews to provide a detailed picture of the current state of research. It then presents early approaches to attitudinal ambivalence, and reviews studies that highlight the moderating role of attitudinal ambivalence on the relationship between attitudes and behavior, as well as studies that question whether ambivalence might lead to more resistance or susceptibility to persuasion and influence. The article then focuses on the impact of ambivalence at the individual level. Antecedents of attitudinal ambivalence will be reviewed, as well as its consequences on the individual. The article concludes by presenting research questioning its functions as well as some applied work.

scholarly journals Green information technology and environmental performance of the banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Anthonypillai Anton Arulrajah ◽  
Samithamby Senthilnathan ◽  
Mudithā Priyadarshani Rathnayake
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Fast Rate ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Green It ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
The Relationship

Information technology (IT) moves at a fast rate of utilizing modern electrical equipment. Thus, all the sectors of the world economy do face challenges to deal with the environmental problems and their impacts on the work environment and green information technology (GIT) become important to play its role in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner (McCabe, 2009). In Sri Lanka, banks recently shift towards green IT (GIT) practices. However, there is a gap in the literature, and empirical investigations regarding the relationships among GIT practices, environmental performances of banks (EPB) and employees’ attitudes on GIT (EAG). Hence, this study aims to explore the relationship between GIT in place and EPB and to assess the possible mediating role of EAG in the relationship between GIT and EPB. The analyses reveal that GIT practices have a positive relationship to and significant impact on EPB. The study also confirms the mediating partial role of EAG in the relationship between GIT and EPB. This study especially contributes to empirically understand the same as an addition to fill the literature gap in relation to GIT, EPB, and EAG.

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