Yang Nianshu, Gao Jialin, Chang Po-Chien
School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau 999078, China.
School of Management, Guangdong University of Science and Technology, Dongguan 523083, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jul 12;15(7):945. doi: 10.3390/bs15070945.
Employees' green voice behavior (GVB), as a specific category of extra-role green behavior, plays a vital role in promoting a firm's sustainable development. However, its underlying mechanism has not been sufficiently explored. Drawing on social learning theory (SLT), this study proposes a research model that examines the indirect influence of environmentally-specific transformational leadership (ESTFL) on GVB via psychological empowerment (PE) and ecological reflexivity (ER) as well as the moderating role of person-supervisor value congruence (PSVC). To achieve the research goals, we conducted a two-wave online survey via the convenience sampling method to collect data from 530 employees and 106 direct supervisors working in the manufacturing, hospitality and service, energy production, construction, transportation, information and communication, and finance industries in China. Regression analyses and CFA based on SPSS and Mplus were employed to test and validate the research model. Our findings show that PE and ER both partially mediated the positive association between ESTFL and GVB. Moreover, PSVC moderated the mediating effects of ESTFL on GVB via PE and ER. This study advances empirical research regarding how leadership impacts GVB by revealing dual cognitive mechanisms and identifying its boundary condition. It also offers managerial implications for leaders and enterprises in China to promote employees' GVB and improve sustainable management.
员工绿色建言行为（GVB）作为一种特定类型的角色外绿色行为，在促进企业可持续发展方面发挥着至关重要的作用。然而，其潜在机制尚未得到充分探索。本研究借鉴社会学习理论（SLT），提出了一个研究模型，该模型考察特定环境变革型领导（ESTFL）通过心理授权（PE）和生态反思性（ER）对GVB的间接影响，以及个人-上级价值观一致性（PSVC）的调节作用。为实现研究目标，我们通过便利抽样法进行了两阶段在线调查，收集了来自中国制造业、酒店服务业、能源生产、建筑、运输、信息通信和金融行业的530名员工和106名直接上级的数据。采用基于SPSS和Mplus的回归分析和验证性因子分析（CFA）对研究模型进行检验和验证。我们的研究结果表明，PE和ER均部分中介了ESTFL与GVB之间的正向关联。此外，PSVC调节了ESTFL通过PE和ER对GVB的中介作用。本研究通过揭示双重认知机制并确定其边界条件，推进了关于领导力如何影响GVB的实证研究。它还为中国的领导者和企业促进员工的GVB以及改善可持续管理提供了管理启示。
