Green inclusive leadership and hospitality employees’ green service innovative behavior in the Chinese hospitality context: The roles of basic psychological needs and employee traditionality
IF 9.9 1区 管理学Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Hongdan Zhao , Yuanhua Chen , Siyong Zhao , Bin Wang
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Abstract
With the Chinese hospitality industry’s continuous emphasis on environmental sustainability and meeting customers’ needs for eco-friendly services, how to motivate employees to implement green service innovative behaviors has become an important topic in the hospitality sector. Based on self-determination theory, this study investigates the motivational path that green inclusive leadership affects hospitality employees’ green service innovation behavior through the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and further verifies the moderating effect of employees’ traditionality in the Chinese hospitality context. Using a three-wave longitudinal design, we collected data from 367 full-time hospitality employees in 11 Chinese hotels. The results demonstrated that green inclusive leadership is positively associated with green service innovative behavior, mediated by the satisfaction of their basic psychological needs. Additionally, we confirmed that employee traditionality weakened the impact of green inclusive leadership on hospitality employees’ green service innovative behavior through basic psychological needs satisfaction (at least for the satisfaction of autonomy and competence needs).
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Hospitality Management serves as a platform for discussing significant trends and advancements in various disciplines related to the hospitality industry. The publication covers a wide range of topics, including human resources management, consumer behavior and marketing, business forecasting and applied economics, operational management, strategic management, financial management, planning and design, information technology and e-commerce, training and development, technological developments, and national and international legislation.
In addition to covering these topics, the journal features research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and analyses of business practices within the hospitality industry. It aims to provide readers with valuable insights and knowledge in order to advance research and improve practices in the field.
The journal is also indexed and abstracted in various databases, including the Journal of Travel Research, PIRA, Academic Journal Guide, Documentation Touristique, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Lodging and Restaurant Index, Scopus, CIRET, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. This ensures that the journal's content is widely accessible and discoverable by researchers and practitioners in the hospitality field.