Profile of a Sustainable Manager from the Perspective of Pro-Ecological and Pro-Social Management of Energy Company

Abstract

The objective of the paper is to present an original (own) concept of a model profile of a sustainable manager from the sustainability perspective and then confront this model profile with the opinions of managers employed in energy companies. This problem domain has not been reflected in the scientific literature. Sustainable managers are the ones who are fully prepared to implement the principles of sustainability in energy companies, respecting the principles of sustainable management. Their activity can, to a considerable extent, accelerate sustainable development. According to the model profile, a sustainable manager should be sensitive to ecological and social problems; be knowledgeable about sustainability and demand the same from subordinates; comply with ethical standards; implement pro-environmental and pro-social innovations; and also plan, organize, motivate, and control the contribution, in this way, to sustainable development. Research was conducted aimed at discovering the views/opinions of energy companies’ managers pertaining to the above-specified model profile of a sustainable manager. As the research demonstrates, managers assign various significance to the analyzed traits and actions. The largest number of managers recognized the following to be the most important for them: compliance with ethical standards (86.1%), planning and organizing in accordance with the principles of sustainable development (52.8%), and being knowledgeable about sustainable development (38.9%). The paper contributes to the trait theory of leadership and the theory of sustainable management. It is also of practical value—it can prove useful in the processes of educating, recruiting, and evaluating sustainable managers.

The Influence of Pro-Environmental Behaviour on the Leadership for Sustainability Among Employees in Jakarta

“…They tend to waste chunks of energy and produce a lot of toxins that they don't process in the effort of cost-saving. Thankfully as the younger generation takes place in the workforce, they do some changes toward pro-environmental behavior, especially in the workplace (Pabian & Pabian 2022). Changing a corporate structure or process will be a tough challenge.…”

“…Changing a corporate structure or process will be a tough challenge. However, applying pro-environmental behavior could help slowly change these organizations' culture, which eventually helps keep their system under regulations that overlook their impact on the environment (Eriksson et al 2020;Jans 2021;Pabian & Pabian 2022).…”

“…The most significant factor that allows sustainable pro-environmental behavior in the workplace is the appearance of sustainable managers. Their knowledge in the sustainability field would help make others in the workplace take this guidance better (Pabian & Pabian 2022). The main point of having sustainable managers is mostly to lead their subordinates to adopt and adapt pro-environmental behaviours in their workplace, practicing them in their daily lives and encouraging others to do the same.…”

“…The main point of having sustainable managers is mostly to lead their subordinates to adopt and adapt pro-environmental behaviours in their workplace, practicing them in their daily lives and encouraging others to do the same. But occasionally, sustainable managers can also help lead a sustainable innovation, whether profitable or increasing efficiency, which is a rare case but a tremendous help to the organization (Eriksson et al 2020); (Jans 2021); (Pabian & Pabian 2022).…”

“…The previous study found various ways to make the workplace more sustainable. The simplest act is practicing pro-environmental behaviour as they learn from sustainable managers (Pabian & Pabian 2022).…”