Fostering voluntary workplace pro-environmental behavior via integrated regulation in group context

Huihui Tang

Evidence-based HRM, 2025, vol. 14, issue 4, 731-746

Abstract: PurposeThis study aims to investigate how and when work group green advocacy promotes voluntary workplace pro-environmental behavior (VWPB).Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 225 group members of 60 groups from 8 companies in China. The data were analyzed via multilevel path analysis and the Monte Carlo method.FindingsIntegrated regulation to do VWPB positively related to VWPB performance after the effects of identified regulation and intrinsic motivation to do VWPB were controlled. When group cohesiveness was high, integrated regulation to do VWPB mediated the relationship between work group green advocacy and VWPB performance after the mediating effects of identified regulation and intrinsic motivation to do VWPB were controlled.Practical implicationsTo promote employees’ VWPB performance when doing VWPB is unpleasant and not aligned with individuals’ personal goals or values, organizations should help to promote both work group green advocacy and group cohesiveness among work groups to facilitate group members’ integrated regulation to do VWPB.Originality/valueBased on self-determination theory, this study adds value to the current literature by highlighting the unique contribution of integrated regulation in predicting VWPB beyond identified regulation and intrinsic motivation. By demonstrating the moderating effect of group cohesiveness, this study reveals when the mediating role of integrated regulation to do VWPB for the work group green advocacy-VWPB link exists.

Keywords: Work group green advocacy; Group cohesiveness; Integrated regulation; Workplace pro-environmental behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-01-2025-0004

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