Stephen M. Colarelli and Richard D. Arvey (Eds.). The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2015, 368 pages, $120.00 hardcover.

We expand on the emergent research of an ethic of care (EoC) to theorize why and how an organizational EoC fosters employee involvement in sustainability-related behaviors at work. Across two studies, we explore the socio-psychological mechanisms that link an EoC and involvement in sustainability-related behaviors. The results of Study 1, in which we applied an experimental design, indicate that an EoC is significantly related, through employees' affective reaction towards organizational sustainability, to involvement in sustainability-related behaviors. In Study 2, in which we used time-lagged data, we further drew on social identity theory to suggest that an EoC is both directly and indirectly, through enhanced organizational identification, related to employees' satisfaction with organizational sustainability. Through these two mechanisms, we explain the process by which an EoC can drive employee involvement in sustainability-related behaviors. These theoretical developments and empirical findings help to better understand the micro-foundations of organizational sustainability by building upon the moral theorizing of care

show abstract

An organizational ethic of care and employee involvement in sustainability‐related behaviors: A social identity perspective

Carmeli

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

hi@scite.ai

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Stephen M. Colarelli and Richard D. Arvey (Eds.). The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2015, 368 pages, $120.00 hardcover.

Cited by 1 publication

References 9 publications

An organizational ethic of care and employee involvement in sustainability‐related behaviors: A social identity perspective

An organizational ethic of care and employee involvement in sustainability‐related behaviors: A social identity perspective

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About