Corporate Greening, Exchange Process Among Co-workers, and Ethics of Care: An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Pro-environmental Behaviors at Coworkers-Level

Pascal Paillé (), Jorge Humberto Mejía-Morelos (), Anne Marché-Paillé (), Chih Chieh Chen () and Yang Chen ()
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Pascal Paillé: Laval University
Jorge Humberto Mejía-Morelos: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Anne Marché-Paillé: Ghent University
Chih Chieh Chen: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Yang Chen: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Journal of Business Ethics, 2016, vol. 136, issue 3, No 14, 655-673

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between perceived co-worker support, commitment to colleagues, job satisfaction, intention to help others, and pro-environmental behavior with the emphasis on eco-helping, with a view to determining the extent to which peer relationships encourage employees to engage in pro-environmental behaviors at work. This paper is framed by adopting social exchange theory through the lens of ethics of care. Data from a sample of 449 employees showed that receiving support from peers triggers an exchange process that encourages eco-helping among colleagues. The implications of the findings are discussed in the light of the social exchange literature.

Keywords: Greening organizations; Perceived co-worker support; Commitment to colleagues; Job satisfaction; Intention to help others; Eco-helping; Ethics of care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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