Abstract
Based on the trickle-down effect model, social learning theory and trait activation theory, this study explores the mechanisms of multi-level responsible leadership on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors in the hotel industry in China. The results show that responsible leadership positively influences employees’ pro-environmental behaviors; mid-level responsible leadership significantly mediates the positive relationship between high-level responsible leadership and employees’ pro-environmental behaviors; and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility positively moderates the relationship between responsible leadership and employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. The results of this study provide empirical support for further analysis of the “black box” of responsible leadership on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors, fill the gap of the trickle-down model in leadership, and provide new directions for sustainable value creation in hospitality industry organizations.
Highlights
Health 2021, 18, 11677. https://Following the global resumption of work in the post-epidemic period, more responsible and environment-benign corporate performance demands attention for all global enterprises, especially in the hospitality industry, which is a labor-intensive industry and one that requires considerations for the ongoing and perspective economy, society, and environment [1,2,3]
conditional process analysis (CPA) was performed in the form of moderated mediation by which the strength of the indirect effect of top-level responsible leadership on pro-environmental behavior through mid-level responsible leadership was contingent on the levels of the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility
Through incorporating social learning theory, this research intended to construct a trickle-down model of responsible leadership on employee pro-environmental behavior in a Chinese organization context and explored the boundary effects of perceived role of ethics and social responsibility (PRESOR) in the intrinsic impression mechanism of responsible leadership upon employee pro-environmental behavior based on trait activation theory and obtains the following findings
Summary
Health 2021, 18, 11677. https://Following the global resumption of work in the post-epidemic period, more responsible and environment-benign corporate performance demands attention for all global enterprises, especially in the hospitality industry, which is a labor-intensive industry and one that requires considerations for the ongoing and perspective economy, society, and environment [1,2,3]. The question of how to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future for the hospitality industry has become critical in achieving effective environmental management [4,5]. In addressing this issue, researchers have investigated, from various perspectives, including applying competitive synergies, CSR as tools, environmental policies and practices, and sustainable supply chain management in hospitality enterprises [4,6,7,8]. Rare studies focus on the indispensable role of employees and their contribution to the sustainability and effective environmental management in the hospitality field [9]. When organizations and employees are committed to the environment at the same time, environmental sustainability and organizational sustainability can simultaneously be achieved, and organizations can achieve economic, social, and ecological benefits [11]
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