Pro-Environmental Behavior in Organizational Systems: Interdependencies Among Green Organizational Support, Advocacy, and Self-Efficacy

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Authors: Silvia Puiu, Sıdıka Ece Yılmaz, Mihaela Tincă Udriștioiu
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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of green organizational support and green self-efficacy on promoting employees’ pro-environmental behaviors, framed within Social Cognitive Theory and Social Exchange Theory. The direct and indirect impacts of green organizational support on employees’ green advocacy and pro-environmental behaviors remain insufficiently examined in the literature. This study aims to clarify the factors affecting pro-environmental behaviors within the workplace and to examine the relationship among green organizational support, green self-efficacy, green advocacy, and pro-environmental behavior. Data was gathered from 154 employees via a structured questionnaire, and the proposed model was analyzed using SmartPLS 4. The study findings demonstrate that both green organizational support and green advocacy directly and positively influence workplace pro-environmental behaviors. The impact of green self-efficacy on the eco-friendly behaviors of employees could not be validated. The results are useful for the development of sustainability strategies for organizations and the establishment of an environmentally conscious corporate culture.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Environmental Sustainability in Business Environmental Education and Sustainability Sustainability in Higher Education

Publication details

Journal / source
Sustainability
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
18
Issue
6
Pages
2687–2687
Publication date
10 March 2026
Language
EN