Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Employees' pro-environmental behavior is crucial for accomplishing organizations' green initiatives. There is a dearth of empirical research that explored the underlying mechanism of environmentally specific servant leadership (ESL) influencing employees' pro-environmental behavior (EPB). The theoretical lens of self-efficacy theory is employed to explore the influence of ESL in predicting EPB. Employees' green self-efficacy was introduced as the mediator through which ESL influences EPB.
METHODOLOGY
Time-lagged data from 381 dyads of employee-supervisor from Pakistan's energy sector were collected during the months of June and July 2021 through systematic random sampling. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique was employed to analyze data and assess hypothesized relationships.
RESULTS
The results show that all hypotheses are supported. Findings indicate that environmentally specific servant leadership has a significant direct impact on employees' pro-environmental behavior and employees' green self-efficacy partially mediates the positive influence of ESL on EPB.
DISCUSSION
The study's managerial and theoretical implications are presented along with future research directions.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmentally Specific Servant Leadership and Employees' Pro-Environmental Behavior: Mediating Role of Green Self Efficacy.
AU - Mughal,Muhammad Farhan,
AU - Cai,Shuang Li,
AU - Faraz,Naveed Ahmad,
AU - Ahmed,Fawad,
Y1 - 2022/02/14/
PY - 2021/08/14/received
PY - 2022/01/27/accepted
PY - 2022/2/25/entrez
PY - 2022/2/26/pubmed
PY - 2022/2/26/medline
KW - employees’ pro-environmental behavior
KW - energy sector
KW - environmentally specific servant leadership
KW - green self-efficacy
KW - self-efficacy theory
SP - 305
EP - 316
JF - Psychology research and behavior management
JO - Psychol Res Behav Manag
VL - 15
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Employees' pro-environmental behavior is crucial for accomplishing organizations' green initiatives. There is a dearth of empirical research that explored the underlying mechanism of environmentally specific servant leadership (ESL) influencing employees' pro-environmental behavior (EPB). The theoretical lens of self-efficacy theory is employed to explore the influence of ESL in predicting EPB. Employees' green self-efficacy was introduced as the mediator through which ESL influences EPB. METHODOLOGY: Time-lagged data from 381 dyads of employee-supervisor from Pakistan's energy sector were collected during the months of June and July 2021 through systematic random sampling. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique was employed to analyze data and assess hypothesized relationships. RESULTS: The results show that all hypotheses are supported. Findings indicate that environmentally specific servant leadership has a significant direct impact on employees' pro-environmental behavior and employees' green self-efficacy partially mediates the positive influence of ESL on EPB. DISCUSSION: The study's managerial and theoretical implications are presented along with future research directions.
SN - 1179-1578
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35210879/Environmentally_Specific_Servant_Leadership_and_Employees'_Pro_Environmental_Behavior:_Mediating_Role_of_Green_Self_Efficacy_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
