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How Environmental Leadership Boosts Employees' Green Innovation Behavior? A Moderated Mediation Model
Binfeng Xu1,2, Xiaopei Gao1,2, Wenjing Cai1,2,3
1School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|February 14, 2022
Summary
Environmental leadership boosts green innovation by fostering green organizational identity. This effect is strengthened by a positive green organizational climate, highlighting key factors for sustainable practices in organizations.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Sustainable Business Practices
Background:
- Environmental leadership is crucial for driving sustainable practices within organizations.
- Understanding the mechanisms and boundary conditions influencing employee green innovation behavior is essential for effective environmental management.
- Green organizational identity and climate are increasingly recognized as important factors in promoting pro-environmental behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of green organizational identity in the relationship between environmental leadership and green innovation behavior.
- To examine the moderating effect of green organizational climate on the aforementioned relationship.
- To clarify the underlying mechanism and boundary conditions linking environmental leadership to follower green innovation behavior.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative study involving data collection from 313 employees in Chinese public organizations.
- Longitudinal data collection to establish temporal precedence.
- Statistical analysis to test mediation and moderation hypotheses.
Main Results:
- Environmental leadership positively influences green innovation behavior.
- Green organizational identity mediates the relationship between environmental leadership and green innovation behavior.
- Green organizational climate moderates the indirect effect, meaning the relationship is stronger under a favorable green climate.
Conclusions:
- Green organizational identity is a key mechanism through which environmental leadership promotes green innovation.
- A supportive green organizational climate enhances the effectiveness of environmental leadership in fostering employee green innovation.
- Organizations should focus on cultivating both environmental leadership and a positive green climate to maximize employee contributions to sustainability.
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