Environmental sustainability is a relevant challenge for companies, and employees’ per- ceptions of the advantages of ecological innovation, or eco-innovation, introduced by the company represent an important driver of organizational change adoption. This study examines if employees’ environmental concerns, considered as a general attitude and a value orientation, are related to the perception of the advantages of eco-innovation. Building on climate literature, it also investigates if the climate of support for innovation moderates that relationship. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 130 Italian workers. A confirmatory factor analysis and a moderation model were tested. Results show a significant positive relationship between employees’ environmental concern and perceived benefits of eco-innovation. Intriguingly, the climate of support for innovation nega- tively, instead of positively, moderated this relationship. Results suggest that in order to increase the perception of the benefits of the introduced eco-innovations, organizations should consider the whole set of innovations undertaken and address, especially to very concerned and value oriented employees, the unique environmental benefits of those innovations.

Greening Organizations: The Relationship between Employee Environmental Concern, Perception of Advantages of Eco-Innovations, and Support for Innovation / Zappalà, Salvatore; Radassao, Luca; Toscano, Ferdinando. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 15:24(2023), pp. 16718.1-16718.12. [10.3390/su152416718]

Greening Organizations: The Relationship between Employee Environmental Concern, Perception of Advantages of Eco-Innovations, and Support for Innovation

Zappalà, Salvatore
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Radassao, Luca;Toscano, Ferdinando
2023

Abstract

Environmental sustainability is a relevant challenge for companies, and employees’ per- ceptions of the advantages of ecological innovation, or eco-innovation, introduced by the company represent an important driver of organizational change adoption. This study examines if employees’ environmental concerns, considered as a general attitude and a value orientation, are related to the perception of the advantages of eco-innovation. Building on climate literature, it also investigates if the climate of support for innovation moderates that relationship. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 130 Italian workers. A confirmatory factor analysis and a moderation model were tested. Results show a significant positive relationship between employees’ environmental concern and perceived benefits of eco-innovation. Intriguingly, the climate of support for innovation nega- tively, instead of positively, moderated this relationship. Results suggest that in order to increase the perception of the benefits of the introduced eco-innovations, organizations should consider the whole set of innovations undertaken and address, especially to very concerned and value oriented employees, the unique environmental benefits of those innovations.
2023
Greening Organizations: The Relationship between Employee Environmental Concern, Perception of Advantages of Eco-Innovations, and Support for Innovation / Zappalà, Salvatore; Radassao, Luca; Toscano, Ferdinando. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 15:24(2023), pp. 16718.1-16718.12. [10.3390/su152416718]
Zappalà, Salvatore; Radassao, Luca; Toscano, Ferdinando
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