Green Transformational Leadership and Green Performance: The Mediation Effects of Green Mindfulness and Green Self-Efficacy

Yu-Shan Chen, Ching-Hsun Chang and Yu-Hsien Lin
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Yu-Shan Chen: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, 151, University Rd., San Shia, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan
Ching-Hsun Chang: Department of Business Administration, Tamkang University, 151, Yingzhuan Road, Tamsui, New Taipei City 25137, Taiwan
Yu-Hsien Lin: Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, 151, University Rd., San Shia, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2014, vol. 6, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: No prior literature explores the influence of green transformational leadership on green performance, thus, this study develops a novel research framework to fill the research gap. This study investigates the influence of green transformational leadership on green performance and discusses the mediation effects of green mindfulness and green self-efficacy by means of structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicate that green transformational leadership positively influences green mindfulness, green self-efficacy, and green performance. Moreover, this study demonstrates that the positive relationship between green transformational leadership and green performance is partially mediated by the two mediators: green mindfulness and green self-efficacy. It means that green transformational leadership can not only directly affect green performance positively but also indirectly affect it positively through green mindfulness and green self-efficacy. Therefore, firms need to raise their green transformational leadership, green mindfulness, and green self-efficacy to increase their green performance.

Keywords: green performance; green transformational leadership; green mindfulness; green self-efficacy; environmental management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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