Climate change risk perception and pro-environmental behavior: the moderating role of environmental values and psychological contract breach

IF 2.9 Q2 MANAGEMENT Social Responsibility Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-15 DOI:10.1108/srj-02-2023-0084
Badar Latif, James Gaskin, N. Gunarathne, Robert Sroufe, Arshian Sharif, A. Hanan
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Purpose Debates regarding climate change risk perception (CCRP), particularly its scale and impact on social and environmental sustainability, have continued for decades. CCRP is experiencing a renaissance with an increased focus on environmentally relevant behaviors to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, CCRP lacks investigation from the employee perspective. Supported by the social exchange and value–belief–norm theories, this study aims to address the impact of employees’ CCRP on their proenvironmental behavior (PEB) via the moderating roles of environmental values and psychological contract breach. Design/methodology/approach The nonprobability convenience sampling technique was used to collect survey data from a sample of 299 employees across 138 manufacturing firms in Pakistan. Findings The results show that employees’ CCRP positively impacts their PEB and that this relationship is moderated by their environmental values and psychological contract breach. Specifically, environmental values strengthen the CCRP–PEB relationship, while psychological contract breach weakens it. Practical implications The findings of the study emphasize useful guidance for managers and practitioners as a future avenue to restructure the climate change framework by emphasizing the conditions (i.e. environmental values and psychological contract breach). In doing so, the study is beneficial for managers and practitioners in helping to increase employees’ PEB through the development of climate change action plans. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is one of the first investigations into CCRP–employees’ PEB nexus in the developing country context. The study incorporates social exchange and value–belief–norm theory, which serve as the CCRP’s theoretical underpinnings. The findings advance the new knowledge about a firm’s social responsibility to achieve the sustainable development goals outlined in the UN’s 2030 Agenda.
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气候变化风险感知与亲环境行为:环境价值观和心理契约违约的调节作用
关于气候变化风险感知(CCRP)的争论,特别是其规模和对社会和环境可持续性的影响,已经持续了几十年。CCRP正在经历一次复兴,它越来越关注与环境有关的行为,以减轻气候变化的影响。然而,CCRP缺乏从员工角度的调查。在社会交换理论和价值信念规范理论的支持下,本研究旨在通过环境价值观和心理契约违约的调节作用,探讨员工CCRP对其亲环境行为的影响。设计/方法/方法采用非概率便利抽样技术,从巴基斯坦138家制造企业的299名员工中收集调查数据。结果表明,员工的CCRP对员工的PEB有正向影响,且这种影响受员工的环境价值观和心理契约违约的调节。具体而言,环境价值观强化了CCRP-PEB关系,而心理契约违约削弱了CCRP-PEB关系。实践意义本研究的结果强调通过强调条件(即环境价值和心理契约违约)为管理者和从业者提供有用的指导,作为未来重构气候变化框架的途径。因此,本研究有助于管理者和从业者通过制定气候变化行动计划来帮助提高员工的PEB。原创性/价值据作者所知,本研究是在发展中国家背景下对ccrp -员工PEB关系的首次调查之一。本研究将社会交换理论和价值信念规范理论作为CCRP的理论基础。研究结果促进了对企业社会责任的新认识,以实现联合国2030年议程中概述的可持续发展目标。
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期刊介绍: The Social Responsibility Journal, the official journal of the Social Responsibility Research Network, is interdisciplinary in its scope and encourages submissions from any discipline or any part of the world which addresses any element of the journal''s aims. The journal encompasses the full range of theoretical, methodological and substantive debates in the area of social responsibility. Contributions which address the link between different disciplines and / or implications for societal, organisational or individual behavior are especially encouraged. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical papers, speculative essays and review articles. The journal also publishes special themed issues under the guidance of a guest editor. Coverage: Accountability and accounting- Issues concerning sustainability- Economy and finance- Governance- Stakeholder interactions- Ecology and environment- Corporate activity and behaviour- Ethics and morality- Governmental and trans-governmental regulation- Globalisation and disintermediation- Individuals and corporate citizenship- Transparency and disclosure- Consumption and its consequences- Corporate and other forms of organization
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