The goal proximity of employee green behaviour: Validating and refining the Green Five taxonomy

Maguire, Duncan, Michaelides, George and Tregaskis, Olga (2025) The goal proximity of employee green behaviour: Validating and refining the Green Five taxonomy. Journal of Environmental Management, 393. ISSN 0301-4797

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Abstract

Employee green behaviours (EGB) is a burgeoning subject, and recent reviews point to the need for conceptual and scale development. We present a new scale based on the goal proximity of EGB. This distinction is embedded within the Green Five and is more conceptually appropriate than the direct-indirect distinction. Using data from 455 participants across the UK and USA, we applied confirmatory factor analysis and multiple regression to evaluate construct validity and the strength of associations in the nomological network. This scale has good psychometric properties capturing the multidimensionality of EGB. The findings introduce a new way to distinguish EGB that focuses on the outcome of the behaviour. This new perspective furthers the theoretical depth of EGB, through the combination of multiple conceptualizations.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	employee green behavior,scale development,green five taxonomy,outcome expectancy,egb,green five taxonomy,scale development,outcome expectancy,employee green behaviour,waste management and disposal,management, monitoring, policy and law,environmental engineering,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2311
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Employment Systems and Institutions
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2025 11:30
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2025 09:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100212
DOI:	10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126877

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