How Finance Leaders and Organisational Culture Influence Employees' Green Behaviour: An Exploratory Study

IF 13.3 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI:10.1002/bse.70217

Dan Yang, Joseph Crawford, Dan Daugaard, Jing Jia

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Abstract

Despite the critical role of sustainable finance in achieving a low‐carbon economy, how green leaders and organisational culture drive meaningful sustainability change remains unclear. Drawing on social norms, social learning and social identity theories, we examined the effect of green leaders and green organisational culture on employees' green behaviour and organisational environmental sustainability. We analysed survey data from Australian finance industry employees (n = 117) using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS‐SEM). The results suggest that leaders' environmental knowledge is a key antecedent to green transformational leadership and leaders' green behaviour. Importantly, green transformational leadership and leaders' green behaviour significantly influence green organisational culture, which further drives employees' green behaviour and organisational sustainability. Furthermore, the positive effect of leaders' green behaviour on employees' green behaviour was confirmed. The study highlights the importance of green leaders and green organisational culture for the financial sector. Practical implications are outlined for policymakers.

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财务领导和组织文化如何影响员工的绿色行为：一项探索性研究

尽管可持续金融在实现低碳经济中发挥着关键作用，但绿色领导者和组织文化如何推动有意义的可持续性变革仍不清楚。利用社会规范、社会学习和社会认同理论，我们研究了绿色领导者和绿色组织文化对员工绿色行为和组织环境可持续性的影响。我们使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS‐SEM）分析了来自澳大利亚金融业员工（n = 117）的调查数据。结果表明，领导者的环境知识是绿色变革型领导和领导者绿色行为的关键前提。重要的是，绿色变革型领导和领导者的绿色行为显著影响绿色组织文化，进而推动员工的绿色行为和组织的可持续性。此外，还证实了领导者绿色行为对员工绿色行为的正向影响。该研究强调了绿色领导者和绿色组织文化对金融业的重要性。为政策制定者概述了实际影响。

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22.50

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19.40%

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.