Fostering a greener waste management system: assessing the impact of green transformational leadership on employees’ green innovation behavior

IF 2.7 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI:10.1007/s10163-025-02213-8

Haiqing Wang, Long Zhang, Mengting Cheng

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Abstract

With the growing concerns about material cycles and waste management, research on green innovation behavior (GIB) in micro-organizations has become the focus of academic attention. This study seeks to elucidate the mechanisms of green transformational leadership (GTL) on employees’ green innovation behaviors. Utilizing pre-survey and three-stage questionnaire survey, 261 paired data were collected by 6-point Likert scale to test the research hypotheses. Based on social information processing theory (SIPT), the study found that green transformational leadership positively influences green innovation behavior, organization green climate (OGC), and green self-efficacy (GSE). Organization green climate mediates the relationship between green transformational leadership and employees’ green innovation behavior. Green self-efficacy does not play a significant role in mediating the relationship between green transformational leadership and employees’ green innovation behavior. In addition, harmonious environmental passion (HEP) positively moderates the effect of green transformational leadership on employees’ green innovation behavior. This study expands the relevant research on the relationship between green transformational leadership and employees’ green innovation behavior, and provides theoretical and practical foundation for the development and management of green innovation in enterprises.

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培养更环保的废物管理系统：评估绿色变革型领导力对员工绿色创新行为的影响

随着人们对材料循环和废物管理的日益关注，微观组织中绿色创新行为的研究成为学术界关注的焦点。本研究旨在探讨绿色变革型领导对员工绿色创新行为的影响机制。采用预调查和三阶段问卷调查，采用6点李克特量表收集261对数据，对研究假设进行检验。基于社会信息加工理论（SIPT），研究发现绿色变革型领导对绿色创新行为、组织绿色气候（OGC）和绿色自我效能感（GSE）有正向影响。组织绿色气候在绿色变革型领导与员工绿色创新行为之间起中介作用。绿色自我效能感在绿色变革型领导与员工绿色创新行为之间的中介作用不显著。此外，和谐环境激情正向调节绿色变革型领导对员工绿色创新行为的影响。本研究拓展了绿色变革型领导与员工绿色创新行为关系的相关研究，为企业绿色创新的发展和管理提供理论和实践基础。

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Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

16.10%

发文量

205

审稿时长

4.8 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management has a twofold focus: research in technical, political, and environmental problems of material cycles and waste management; and information that contributes to the development of an interdisciplinary science of material cycles and waste management. Its aim is to develop solutions and prescriptions for material cycles. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, and invited papers from a wide range of disciplines related to material cycles and waste management. The journal is published in cooperation with the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM).