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Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 3/2020

05-06-2019

Go green! Exploring the organizational factors that influence self-initiated green behavior in the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Flevy Lasrado, Norhayati Zakaria

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 3/2020

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Abstract

As multinational corporations (MNCs) aim to become more environmentally sensitive, responsible leaders need to create organizational cultures that facilitate green behaviors among their employees. Successfully encouraging green behaviors can enhance an organization’s environmental impact and performance. This exploratory study examines the perceptions, attitudes, and values of managers, employees, and academicians in engaging employees in self-initiated green behaviors. The study uses a qualitative method in which three-day workshops were conducted with 40 mixed participants of focus groups from the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. This paper introduces a green behavior model (GBM) based on the “behavior change wheel” (BCW) theoretical framework (Michie, van Stralen, & West, 2011).
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Metadata
Title
Go green! Exploring the organizational factors that influence self-initiated green behavior in the United Arab Emirates
Authors
Flevy Lasrado
Norhayati Zakaria
Publication date
05-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-019-09665-1

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