Impact of green self-managed teams on firm’s performance: a moderating serial mediation model from an emerging market

Subhash C. Kundu and Purnima Chahar

International Journal of Manpower, 2024, vol. 46, issue 1, 36-57

Abstract: Purpose - Based on the Social Exchange Theory (SET), the paper attempts to extend the research on the relationship between green self-managed teams and firm performance by exploring the serial mediation of extra-role green behavior and environmental performance. Furthermore, via moderated mediation, the study inspected the differences in relationships among these variables for manufacturing and service organizations. Design/methodology/approach - Data of 407 respondents from 122 manufacturing and service organizations (having green self-managed teams) operating in India were collected using purposive sampling. Various statistical techniques like confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), correlations, multiple regressions and bootstrapping were employed. Findings - The results indicated that extra-role green behavior and environmental performance served as serial mediators. Additionally, the nature of the organizations significantly moderated several indirect relationships, with one pathway found to be insignificant. Research limitations/implications - The study may be limited by the fact that the data were collected at a single moment in time rather than using a longitudinal design. Practical implications - The study guides service organizations to attract environmentally conscious employees by promoting green self-managed teams and manufacturing organizations to enrich their operations and service delivery through such teams. Originality/value - The study uniquely examines how green self-managed teams addressing environmental issues contribute to improved firm performance through mutual exchanges. It also advances existing literature by conducting a comparative analysis across manufacturing and service organizations in an emerging Indian market.

Keywords: Green self-managed teams; Extra-role green behavior; Environmental performance; Firm performance; Moderating serial mediation; Manufacturing organizations; Service organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-10-2022-0459

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