Analyzing employees’ green behavioral intention in the hospitality industry: a multilevel model

Bilal Khalid (), Khurram Shahzad () and Muhammad Usman Anwar Baig ()
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Bilal Khalid: Riphah International University
Khurram Shahzad: Riphah International University
Muhammad Usman Anwar Baig: National University of Modern Languages

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2025, vol. 27, issue 6, No 25, 12983 pages

Abstract: Abstract The current study attempts to answer how and why leaders inculcate environmental sensitivity among employees in the hospitality industry. Using the environmental theory of planned behavior, a multilevel conceptual model was developed that explains the relationship between environmentally specific transformational leadership (ETFL) and employees’ green behavioral intention through the mechanism of green attitude. The study hypotheses were tested using survey data of 1200 employees clustered in 120 hospitality teams. The results of multilevel structural equation modeling showed that group-level ETFL is positively related to individual-level green attitude that in turn is positively related to the green behavioral intention of employees at individual level. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings have been discussed.

Keywords: Environmentally specific transformational leadership; Green attitude; Green behavioral intention; Multilevel; Hospitality industry; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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