Analyzing the Impact of Green Policies on Employees' Eco-Initiatives: The Mediating Role of Environmental Concerns and Effective Commitment to the Organization

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1 Ph.D. Candidate in Finance, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

3 Ph.D. Candidate in Business Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of green policies on employees' eco-initiatives with the mediating role of environmental concerns and effective commitment to the organization. This study is applied in purpose and uses descriptive and survey methods. The statistical population consisted of 350 employees of environmental organizations in Semnan province. According to Cochran's formula, a sample of 189 individuals was determined using convenience sampling. The data was analyzed using SPSS 16 and Smart PLS-2 software, employing the structural equation modeling approach with the partial least squares method. The results suggest that content validity was assessed through an expert panel, while reliability was evaluated and confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient method and composite reliability. The results indicate that green policies have a positive and significant effect on environmental concerns, effective commitment to the organization, and employees' eco-initiatives. Additionally, environmental concerns have a positive and significant effect on the effective commitment to the organization and employees' eco-initiatives. Moreover, environmental concerns and effective commitment to the organization do not mediate the relationship between green policies and employees' eco-initiatives. Therefore, it is suggested that managers of environmental organizations pay adequate attention to being green in formulating organizational policies so that they can create more commitment and responsibility in employees and thus produce more initiatives in the environmental field.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 12, Issue 4
2024
Pages 37-51

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