Toward a more sustainable environment: Understanding why and when green training promotes employees eco-friendly behaviors outside of work
Usman M. Rofcanin Y. Ali M. Ogbonnaya C. Babalola M.T.
May/June 2023John Wiley and Sons Inc
Human Resource Management
2023#62Issue 3355 - 371 pp.
Although green training has been shown in past research to promote environmentally responsible behaviors at work, scholars have paid less attention to its influence on employees eco-friendly behaviors outside of work. This omission is critical because confining green training research to the work domain obscures its benefits in promoting employees pro-environmental behaviors beyond the workplace, and thus its role in supporting organizational efforts to conserve the natural environment. To address this gap, we examine the direct and indirect (via connectedness to nature) relationships between green training and employees eco-friendly behaviors outside of work, including consumption of eco-friendly products, reuse of items and materials, and reduced consumption of resources such as water, electricity, and paper. We also examine the moderating influence of intrinsic spirituality on the direct link between green training and connectedness to nature, as well as the indirect link between green training and eco-friendly behaviors beyond the workplace. Using time-lagged, multisource data, we find support for our hypotheses. Our findings advance knowledge on the important yet largely overlooked role of green training in shaping employees environmentally responsible behaviors outside of the workplace.
connectedness to nature , eco-friendly behaviors outside of work , green training , intrinsic spirituality
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NUST Business School (NBS), National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
NUST Business School (NBS)
School of Management
Department of Management Sciences
Kent Business School
Graduate School of Business
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