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Linking Corporate Policy and Supervisory Support with Environmental Citizenship Behaviors: The Role of Employee Environmental Beliefs and Commitment

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Abstract

This study investigates the social–psychological mechanisms leading individuals in organizations to engage in environmental citizenship behaviors, which entail keeping abreast of, and participating in, the environmental affairs of a company. Informed by the corporate greening and organizational behavior literature, we suggested that an employee’s level of involvement in the management of a company’s environmental impact was the overt manifestation of his or her discretionary sense of commitment to environmental concerns in the work context, and that such commitment developed through the interplay of individual, organizational, and supervisory factors. Our general findings support the idea that when environmental protection is valued and encouraged by the company and line managers, organization members are more likely to experience a volitional sense of attachment and responsibility to corporate environmental goals and values, which is enacted through citizenship behaviors. We also expected that individual ecological beliefs would strengthen the environmental commitment of employees via identification with, and adherence to, the socially responsible cause embodied by the organization and its managerial staff. But it did not. On the contrary, the data indicated that corporate environmental policy is more likely to influence an employee’s level of environmental commitment when he or she holds weak versus strong personal ecological beliefs. Theoretical and managerial implications of our findings are discussed.

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  1. Corporate citizenship reflects “the concern that a firm has for its social obligations and values” and entails the advancement of activities that contribute to the social agenda over and above legal requirements (Bansal and Roth 2000, p. 728; Lin et al. 2010).

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Environmental Commitment Scale

  1. 1.

    I really care about the environmental concern of my company.

  2. 2.

    I would feel guilty about not supporting the environmental efforts of my company.

  3. 3.

    The environmental concern of my company means a lot to me.

  4. 4.

    I feel a sense of duty to support the environmental efforts of my company.

  5. 5.

    I really feel as if my company’s environmental problems are my own.

  6. 6.

    I feel personally attached to the environmental concern of my company.

  7. 7.

    I feel an obligation to support the environmental efforts of my company (removed)

  8. 8.

    I strongly value the environmental efforts of my company.

Environmental Citizenship Behaviors Items (Boiral and Paillé 2012)

At work, even though I am not required to:

  1. 1.

    I suggest new practices that could improve the environmental performance of my company.

  2. 2.

    I encourage my colleagues to adopt more environmentally conscious behaviors.

  3. 3.

    I stay informed of my company’s environmental efforts.

  4. 4.

    I make suggestions about ways to protect the environment more effectively.

  5. 5.

    I volunteer for projects or activities that address environmental issues in my company.

  6. 6.

    I spontaneously give my time to help my colleagues take the environment into account.

  7. 7.

    I undertake environmental actions that contribute positively to my company’s image.

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Raineri, N., Paillé, P. Linking Corporate Policy and Supervisory Support with Environmental Citizenship Behaviors: The Role of Employee Environmental Beliefs and Commitment. J Bus Ethics 137, 129–148 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2548-x

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