Main motivations and barriers to pro-environmental behaviour: a study from the employee’s perspective

IF 5.2 4区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI:10.1108/sampj-08-2023-0538
Israel Javier Juma Michilena, Maria Eugenia Ruiz Molina, Irene Gil-Saura
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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to identify groups of employees based on their motivations, detecting the main barriers that may influence their willingness to participate in the pro-environmental initiatives proposed by their employer.

Design/methodology/approach

To identify the different groups of employees, an online survey was conducted, and the Chi-square automatic interaction detection algorithm segmentation technique was used with a sample of 483 employees from 9 Latin American universities.

Findings

The results allowed us to identify various segments, in which the main obstacle linked to intrinsic motivation is the university culture and, to a lesser extent, the lack of equipment, while for extrinsic motivation, the lack of infrastructure is the most determining factor. Likewise, the results reflect that, compared to the less motivated employees, those who show greater motivation (both intrinsic and extrinsic) are the ones who encounter the greatest barriers, so that the perceptions of the most motivated, as expert observers, help to identify the main obstacles that organisations must remove to promote pro-environmental behaviours among staff members.

Practical implications

The results obtained help to guide the representatives or organisational leaders on the actions that generate the greatest impact in the mitigation of climate change from a motivational approach of behavioural prediction.

Social implications

This study contributes to a more sustainable society by developing an understanding of how employees react to issues related to climate change. Knowing the perceptions of employees can be a turning point so that other members of society can get involved in pro-environmental behaviours.

Originality/value

Many studies have analysed the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of employees to engage in pro-environmental behaviours; however, as far as the authors are aware, this has not been analysed from the perspective of barriers to motivation.

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亲环境行为的主要动机和障碍:从员工角度进行的研究
设计/方法/途径为了确定不同的员工群体,我们开展了一项在线调查,并使用了奇偶校验自动交互检测算法细分技术,对来自拉丁美洲 9 所大学的 483 名员工进行了抽样调查。结果我们确定了不同的细分群体,其中与内在动力相关的主要障碍是大学文化,其次是设备的缺乏,而对于外在动力而言,基础设施的缺乏是最主要的决定性因素。同样,研究结果表明,与积极性较低的员工相比,积极性较高的员工(包括内在和外在)遇到的障碍也最大,因此,作为专家观察员,积极性最高的员工的看法有助于确定组织必须消除的主要障碍,以促进员工的亲环境行为。社会影响这项研究通过了解员工对气候变化相关问题的反应,有助于建设一个更加可持续发展的社会。原创性/价值许多研究分析了员工参与环保行为的内在和外在动机;然而,就作者所知,还没有人从动机障碍的角度对此进行过分析。
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