Employees go green: the roles of perceived CSR and intrinsic motivation

Huihui Tang, Raymond Loi and Si Weng Lai

Evidence-based HRM, 2023, vol. 12, issue 2, 407-420

Abstract: Purpose - This study investigates how and when employees' perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) encourages their workplace pro-environmental behavior (WPB). Design/methodology/approach - Survey data were collected from 189 employees of different industries in southern China. Data were analyzed using PROCESS macro. Findings - This study found that intrinsic motivation mediated the relationship between perceived CSR and WPB. Furthermore, self-concern strengthened the indirect perceived CSR–WPB link. Originality/value - This study contributes to the existing literature of micro-CSR by highlighting intrinsic motivation as a mediating mechanism explaining how employees' perceived CSR encourages WPB. In addition, studying the moderating effects of other-orientation and self-concern enriches the understanding of when perceived CSR may or may not stimulate employees' WPB.

Keywords: Workplace pro-environmental behavior; Corporate social responsibility; Intrinsic motivation; Self-concern; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-11-2022-0287

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