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How Can Organizational Leadership Promote Environmental Behaviors through Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Adoption? The Moderating Role of Environmental Awareness

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  • Chih-Wen Ting

    (Department of Finance, Nanhua University, Chiayi 622301, Taiwan)

  • Hung-Xin Li

    (Department of Logistics Management, National Defense University, Taipei City 112305, Taiwan)

  • Kuei-Hsien Chen

    (Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, College of Business Management, Chihlee University of Technology, New Taipei City 220305, Taiwan)

  • Yue-Shi Lee

    (Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Ming Chuan University, Taipei City 111013, Taiwan)

  • Show-Jane Yen

    (Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Ming Chuan University, Taipei City 111013, Taiwan)

Abstract

Environmental behaviors are critical for the sustainability of business organizations. However, the role of organizational leadership and corporate social responsibility in predicting employees’ environmental behaviors has been underexplored. This paper takes an innovative approach to fill this gap, drawing on the upper echelons theory and organizational identification theory. It explains how the adoption of organizational leadership by top management teams can influence companies’ adoption of corporate social responsibility policy and encourage employees to engage in environmental behavior, with the moderating role of environmental awareness. The research analyze longitudinal-section data based on empirical data from a three-wave sampling of 160 chief executive officers and their employees over six months. By advancing the literature on corporate social responsibility, this paper provides a paradigm for companies to implement environmental behaviors through leadership mechanisms, thereby achieving competitive advantage and sustainable development.

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  • Chih-Wen Ting & Hung-Xin Li & Kuei-Hsien Chen & Yue-Shi Lee & Show-Jane Yen, 2024. "How Can Organizational Leadership Promote Environmental Behaviors through Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Adoption? The Moderating Role of Environmental Awareness," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-13, September.
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