The Moderating Role of Ethical Leadership on Nurses’ Green Behavior Intentions and Real Green Behavior

作者：Miaomiao Li, Zhenxing Gong, Faheem Gul Gilal, Lyn M. Van Swol, Jifeng Xu, Fei Li · 发表于：BioMed Research International · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1155/2021/6628016 · 被引用次数：53 · 研究领域：Environmental Sustainability in Business、Environmental Education and Sustainability、Sustainability in Higher Education

Aim . This study is aimed at exploring the relationship between green behavior intentions and green behavior and analyzing the moderating role of ethical leadership in this relationship. Background . Nurses’ green behavior can directly reduce costs and protect the natural environment and organizational sustainability by saving resources and energy. It is not clear how green behavior intention affects green behavior or how the positive influence of green behavior intention on green behavior can be enhanced. Design and Methods . This is a cross‐sectional study, and the surveys are collected from 3 hospitals in China. Of the initial cohort of 489 nurses, 89.6% were female. There were 327 subjects (66.9%) aged 35 or less, 267 subjects (54.6%) with 10 years or less of work experience, and 220 unmarried subjects (44.9%). Data were collected from January to July 2018, using three surveys: green behavior intentions, green behavior, and ethical leadership. Results . Green behavior intentions impacted employee green behavior ( b = 0.32, t = 5.37, p < 0.01). The interaction term for green behavior intentions and ethical leadership was significant ( b = 0.28, t = 2.53, p ≤ 0.01); the conditional direct effect of green behavior intentions was only significant at a high level of ethical leadership (conditional effect = 0.53, SE = 0.16, t = 3.38, p < 0.01, 95% confidence interval of 0.22‐0.84). Conclusion . The intention to engage in green behavior influences nurses’ green behavior po...