Employee-Organization Fit and Voluntary Green Behavior: A Cross-Level Model Examining the Role of Perceived Insider Status and Green Organizational Climate

Jincen Xiao, Jih-Yu Mao, Sihao Huang and Tao Qing
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Jincen Xiao: School of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China
Jih-Yu Mao: School of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China
Sihao Huang: School of Business, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Tao Qing: School of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: Employee green behavior has received considerable attention in recent years because of its contribution to an organization’s environmental performance. However, little is known about how personal and organizational factors can simultaneously affect employee voluntary green behavior. The present study draws on person-environment fit theory to investigate how and when employee voluntary green behavior can be facilitated by employee-organization fit. Based on a time-lagged survey study of 413 employees from three different manufactures of chemical products, the present study discovers a positive relationship between employee-organization fit and employee voluntary green behavior, and this relationship is mediated by perceived insider status. Moreover, the relationship between perceived insider status and voluntary green behavior is strengthened when employees perceive a green organizational climate. Insights for theory, practice, and future research are also discussed.

Keywords: voluntary green behavior; person-environment fit theory; perceived insider status; green organizational climate; cross-level moderated mediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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