Antecedents of organizational citizenship behavior towards the environment in manufacturing organizations: using a structural equation modeling approach

Abstract

PurposeOrganizations worldwide are integrating sustainability into their operations to reduce the damage they do to the environment and to earn a better reputation in society. Scholars have acknowledged the role of environmental transformational leadership (ETL) in creating pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). The manufacturing sector has shown interest in accepting an environmental management system (EMS) and fostering a mechanism for what is called perceived support organizational support for the environment (POSE). Voluntary PEBs taking the form of organizational citizenship behavior toward the environment (OCBE) increasingly interests researchers because it is important for the success of the EMS in the manufacturing sector. This study aims to investigate the mediating role of the EMS and POSE in the relationship between ETL and OCBE within ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative design was used based on a positivist approach. The data of 216 manufacturing firms were targeted using random probability sampling via a survey questionnaire. Later, the data were analyzed through the structural equation modeling (SEM) method using the SmartPLS 3.3.3 software.FindingsResearch findings confirmed a significant direct positive relationship between ETL and OCBE. Also, they confirmed the mediating role of the EMS and POSE in the relationship between ETL and OCBE among ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms.Research limitations/implicationsThis research has vital ramifications for both managers and organizations. Manufacturing firms should modify the traditional OCB towards pro-environmental OCBE using key antecedents, e.g. ETL, EMS and POSE.Originality/valueThe study analyzed the impact of ETL on OCBE through the mediating role of PSOE and the EMS. Here the focus is on the impact of OCBE key antecedents, i.e. ETL, EMS and POSE in predicting OCBE among ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms.

How and When Daily Abusive Supervision Affects Daily Organizational Citizenship Behavior for the Environment

“…First, given the important role of leadership in influencing employees’ OCBE, previous researchers have highlighted the role of leadership in motivating employees’ engagement in OCBE ( Khan et al, 2021 ) and intensively investigated how positive leaders’ behaviors increase these prosocial behaviors. However, the extant research overlooks the negative effects of leadership behaviors on OCBE, even though it is also important to understand what kind of leadership (e.g., abusive supervision) might hinder these behaviors ( Vogel and Mitchell, 2017 ) because abusive supervision is very common in organizations worldwide.…”

“…OCBE makes significant contributions to organizational environmental performance and competitive advantage ( Del Brio et al, 2007 ; Jackson et al, 2012 ; Boiral et al, 2015 ); thus, scholars have become increasingly interested in predicting employees’ level of OCBE ( Bissing-Olson et al, 2013 ). Leadership has been highlighted as a key antecedent affecting employees’ OCBE ( Robertson and Carleton, 2018 ; Khan et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Scholars have explored the effects of different positive leadership styles, such as servant leadership, transformational leadership, empowering leadership, responsible leadership, ethical leadership, and spiritual leadership, on employees’ OCBE ( Afsar et al, 2016 ; Mi et al, 2019 ; Afsar et al, 2020 ; Raza, 2020 ; Cheng et al, 2021 ; Khan et al, 2021 ). However, the influence of leadership on employees’ behavior is not always positive ( Choi et al, 2019 ); a growing body of evidence indicates that leaders may engage in destructive leadership, “which is a broad construct that captures styles of leadership comprised of behaviors embedded within leadership influence processes that harm followers and/or organizations” ( Mackey et al, 2021 , p. 705), such as abusive supervision, exploitative leadership, toxic leadership, and evil leadership ( Aasland et al, 2010 ; Zhang and Liao, 2015 ; Milosevic et al, 2020 ).…”

Role of HRIS and Knowledge Sharing Behaviour towards Innovation Capability: Moderating role of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour

“…The theory of organizational citizenship behaviour as explained by Organ (1988) as a comprehensive view of a firm however, it is naturally made by employees and is not involved in the conventional reward system of the firm. It is a "free will" behaviour of employees, yet it is not provided in the role of the employees or included in their job description (Bogler & Somech, 2019;Khan et al, 2021). The OCB is a transparent contract of employment among the employees and the firm and can be regarded as a personal choice.…”

Antecedents of Employee Green Behavior in the Hospitality Industry

“…Researchers are recently interested in the role of organizational environmental sustainability, thereby encouraging employee’s green behavior at the workplace ( Norton et al, 2014 ; Stalcup et al, 2014 ; Zhou et al, 2018 ; Gurmani et al, 2021 ; Khan et al, 2021a ) However, scholars view that the hotel industry has demonstrated less emphasis on environmental issues for instance employees’ green behavior ( Okumus et al, 2019 ; Arshad et al, 2021 ; Khan et al, 2021b ). In addition, studies show that adopting green procedures and practices benefits the hospitality sector ( Gil et al, 2001 ; Blanco et al, 2009 ; Chou, 2014 ) through innovations, competitive advantages ( Goodman, 2000 ), customer satisfaction, and loyalty ( Kassinis and Soteriou, 2003 ).…”