Yan Wang, Zixuan Dong, Libin Zhou, Rafiq Muhammad
School of Economics and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou City, China.
UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Work. 2025 Aug 25:10519815251370710. doi: 10.1177/10519815251370710.
BackgroundOrganizations face increasing pressure to respond to environmental concerns, yet fostering pro-environmental behaviour among employees remains a persistent challenge. Leadership, particularly green inclusive leadership, is considered vital in promoting such behaviours, but the underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently explored.ObjectiveThis study investigates how green inclusive leadership influences employees' pro-environmental behaviour by examining the mediating roles of environmental passion and green self-efficacy. It also explores the moderating role of face consciousness in enhancing these relationships.MethodsData were collected through a structured survey from employees in environmentally conscious organizations in China, yielding 356 valid responses. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) was conducted with SmartPLS to examine the direct, mediating and moderating relationships among the study variables.ResultsThe results show that green inclusive leadership significantly enhances both environmental passion and green self-efficacy, which, in turn, mediate its positive effect on pro-environmental behaviour. Moreover, face consciousness moderates these relationships by amplifying the influence of environmental passion and green self-efficacy on employee behaviour.ConclusionsThis study contributes theoretically by integrating leadership, psychological, and cultural perspectives through the lens of social exchange theory. Practically, it highlights the importance of promoting climate action by encouraging organizations to cultivate inclusive leadership, strengthen employees' psychological resources, and tailor green initiatives to align with cultural norms-such as face consciousness-particularly in collectivist societies.
背景
组织面临着越来越大的压力来应对环境问题,但在员工中培养环保行为仍然是一个持续存在的挑战。领导力,特别是绿色包容性领导力,被认为在促进此类行为方面至关重要,但其潜在机制仍未得到充分探索。
目的
本研究通过考察环境热情和绿色自我效能感的中介作用,探讨绿色包容性领导力如何影响员工的环保行为。同时,研究还探讨了面子意识在加强这些关系中的调节作用。
方法
通过对中国环保意识较强组织的员工进行结构化调查收集数据,共获得356份有效回复。使用SmartPLS进行偏最小二乘结构方程模型(PLS-SEM)分析,以检验研究变量之间的直接、中介和调节关系。
结果
结果表明,绿色包容性领导力显著增强了环境热情和绿色自我效能感,而这两者又在其对环保行为的积极影响中起到中介作用。此外,面子意识通过放大环境热情和绿色自我效能感对员工行为的影响来调节这些关系。
结论
本研究从理论上通过社会交换理论的视角整合了领导力、心理学和文化视角。在实践中,它强调了通过鼓励组织培养包容性领导力、加强员工心理资源以及使绿色倡议符合文化规范(如面子意识)来促进气候行动的重要性,特别是在集体主义社会中。