Maguire, Duncan, Michaelides, George and Tregaskis, Olga (2025) The goal proximity of employee green behavior: Validating and refining the Green Five taxonomy. Journal of Environmental Management, 393. ISSN 0301-4797
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Abstract
Employee green behaviors (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, integrates conceptions around the complexity of EGB, 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 behavior. This new perspective furthers the theoretical depth of EGB, through the combination of multiple conceptualizations.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Data availability: Data will be made available on request. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | employee green behavior,scale development,green five taxonomy,outcome expectancy,egb,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth |
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 |
Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2025 11:30 |
Last Modified: | 26 Aug 2025 11:30 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100212 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126877 |
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