Developing organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment: the contingency role of environmental management practices

PurposeDrawing on the “substitute for leadership” theory, this study investigates the mediating role of employee attitude between supervisory support and employee’s organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment. It also explicates the role of environmental management practices, as substit...

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Published in:Management decision 2021-11, Vol.59 (12), p.2932-2951
Main Authors: Aslam, Haris, Azeem, Muhammad Umer, Bajwa, Sami Ullah, Ramish, Asher, Saeed, Amer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior
Citizenship
Climate change
Collaboration
Developing countries
Employee attitude
Environmental management
LDCs
Leadership
Sustainable development
Sustainable materials
Theory of planned behavior
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Summary:PurposeDrawing on the “substitute for leadership” theory, this study investigates the mediating role of employee attitude between supervisory support and employee’s organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment. It also explicates the role of environmental management practices, as substitute for supervisory support in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachTime-lagged data (n = 235) were collected from middle- and upper-level management employees working in manufacturing and service sector organisations in Pakistan. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling and regression analysis.FindingsThe findings reveal that supervisory support enhances employee attitudes towards pro-environmental behaviour, which in turn increases employees’ tendency to involve in organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment. However, the formal environmental management practices of the organisation serve as a substitute for the supervisory support because, if such formal practices are followed, the role of supervisory support becomes less significant.Originality/valueThis study is the maiden attempt to apply the “substitute for leadership” theory to the study of organisation citizenship behaviour for the environment. Moreover, it adds to the largely overlooked dimension of the research area concerning the inter-relationships between employees’, supervisory and organisational level antecedents of organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment.
ISSN:0025-1747
1758-6070
DOI:10.1108/MD-05-2020-0549