The Mechanism Underlying the Sustainable Performance of Transformational Leadership: Organizational Identification as Moderator

Mou Lin, Azura Abdullah Effendi () and Qaisar Iqbal ()
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Mou Lin: School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown 11800, Malaysia
Azura Abdullah Effendi: School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown 11800, Malaysia
Qaisar Iqbal: IRC for Finance and Digital Economy, KFUPM Business School, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-19

Abstract: This current study aimed to investigate the relationship among green transformational leadership (GTL), organizational citizenship behavior towards the environment (OCBE), organizational identification, and sustainable performance. Data from 201 manufacturing firm representatives in the northeast of China were collected by using an online survey form and then analyzed using PLS-SEM. Findings revealed that GTL is positively related to sustainable performance, and OCBE mediates the relationship between GTL and sustainable performance. In addition, the moderating role of organizational identification between GTL and OCBE has not been proved in the current study. This current study enriches the literature on sustainable performance, finding that GTL plays an important role in sustainable performance. Moreover, this study provides information to employers who want to improve sustainable performance by implementing GTL practices. It further enables them to understand the significance of OCBE in improving sustainable performance.

Keywords: sustainable performance; green transformational leadership; organizational citizenship behavior towards the environment; organizational identification; social exchange theory (SET); social identity theory (SIT) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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