Organizational Citizenship Behaviour for the Environment: Measurement and Validation

While the importance of employee initiatives for improving the environmental practices and performance of organizations has been clearly established in the literature, the precise nature of these initiatives has rarely been examined (particularly the issue of their discretionary or mandatory nature)...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2012-09, Vol.109 (4), p.431-445
Main Authors: Boiral, Olivier, Paillé, Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Citizenship
Corporate image
Corporate social responsibility
Ecological sustainability
Education
Employee involvement
Employees
Environment
Environmental impact statements
Environmental literature
Environmental management
Environmental programs
Environmental protection
Ethics
Green businesses
ISO standards
Management
Measurement
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Organizational effectiveness
Philosophy
Pollution
Quality of Life Research
Statistical variance
Studies
Success factors
Sustainability
Sustainable technology
Workers' participation
Workplaces
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Summary:While the importance of employee initiatives for improving the environmental practices and performance of organizations has been clearly established in the literature, the precise nature of these initiatives has rarely been examined (particularly the issue of their discretionary or mandatory nature). The role of organizational citizenship behaviour in environmental management remains largely unexplored. The main objectives of this paper were to propose and validate an instrument for measuring organizational citizenship behaviour for the environment (OCBE). Exploratory (Study 1, N = 228) and confirmatory (Study 2, N = 651) analyses were conducted to examine the factor structure of OCBEs. The factor structure that emerged from Study 1 indicated that the three main types of OCBEs were eco-initiatives, eco-civic engagement and eco-helping. The factor structure found in Study 1 was confirmed by Study 2. Analysis of the three types of OCBEs highlighted the complexity of discretionary initiatives for the environment in the workplace and points to a number of avenues for further research.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/s10551-011-1138-9