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Green vanguard: unleashing the power of environmental specific transformational leadership for organizational environmental reputation, driven by environmental consciousness and nurtured by green technology dynamism

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This study draws on the social information processing theory to investigate the link between environmental-specific transformational leadership (ESTFL) and organizational environmental reputation. The study investigates the interplay of environmental consciousness as a mediator and green technology dynamism as a moderator. A multi-wave time-lagged research design comprised 412 employees in Chinese hospitality and tourism organizations. The hypothesized model was tested by using Partial Least Square Structural Equation. The results show a positive association between ESTFL, environmental consciousness, and organizational environmental reputation. Moreover, the results suggest that the connection between ESTFL and environmental reputation is mediated by environmental consciousness. Notably, the presence of green technology dynamism was found to moderate this mediation, resulting in higher levels of environmental reputation.

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Cheng, Y. Green vanguard: unleashing the power of environmental specific transformational leadership for organizational environmental reputation, driven by environmental consciousness and nurtured by green technology dynamism. Curr Psychol 43, 15272–15285 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05490-4

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