Pro-Environmental Behavior of Employees, Transformational Leadership and the Mediating role of Self-Motivation (Case of: Waste Management Organization of Mashhad Municipality)

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1 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Management Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Increasing the expectations of human societies from organizations and proposing multiple views on the development of their social capital, has made communities more sensitive to some issues such as the environment, environmental health, community health and stakeholders rights. In this respect, numerous issues in relationship with inappropriate environmental behaviors has been raised, which effects on people's attitudes toward work, organization and performance. Managing these types of issues as part of strategies for developing corporate social capital should be addressed.The present study investigates the effect of transformational leadership on development of employees' pro-environment behaviors and intrinsic motivation in organizations in Mashhad waste management organization by structural equation modeling. The results shows a positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and intrinsic motivation, and between transformational leadership and environmental behaviors. Also, there was a positive and significant relationship between intrinsic motivation and peripheral behaviors of employees and the role of intrinsic motivation.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 7, Issue 2
March 2019
Pages 9-20

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