Green employee behaviour, Institutional Pressure and Environmental Performance: A Moderation Analysis

Abstract

The study developed a conceptual framework which relates green employee behaviour to environmental performance by examining the effects of green employee support and green induced job stress on environmental performance with moderating influence of institutional pressures. Focusing on transport and logistics-related firms from both manufacturing and service sectors, the study conducted a survey which collected data from 227 firms using questionnaires as the research instrument. The informants for the firms were top level managers including CEOs, directors, operational managers, transport managers among others. The findings obtained using 2SLS estimator revealed that green support and environmental performance are positively related. It was also found that the green induced job stress negatively influences environmental performance. Finally, the effect of green employee support on environmental performance is conditioned by high levels of institutional pressure but the moderating effect of institutional pressures on the relationship between green induced job stress and environmental performance was not statistically significant. The study provided theoretical and managerial contributions and suggested areas for future research.