Abstract
As the environmental degradation and hazards caused by Information Technology (IT) industry is reaching its peak, promoting pro-environmental behaviours in IT firms is crucial. Pro-environmental behaviours not only reduce the operational costs, but also enhance the productivity of the employees in their organisation. The primary objective of the study was to assess the role of Consideration of Future Consequences, Nature Relatedness and Organisational Commitment as determinants of Employee Green Behaviour. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC) and Employee Green Behaviour. CFC-Future has a significant positive relationship with EGB and CFC-Immediate has a significant negative correlation with EGB. The relationship between EGB and Nature Relatedness is significant and positive. A significant and positive correlation exist between EGB and Organisational Commitment. Furthermore, regression results of the psychological variables revealed that the percentage of variance in EGB is 29% (i.e., explained collectively by CFC-Future, NR-6 and Continuance OC).
Bahasa Abstract
Seiring dengan degradasi lingkungan dan bahaya yang disebabkan oleh industri Teknologi Informasi (TI) mencapai puncaknya, mempromosikan perilaku pro-lingkungan di perusahaan TI sangat penting. Perilaku pro-lingkungan tidak hanya mengurangi biaya operasional, tetapi juga meningkatkan produktivitas karyawan dalam organisasi mereka. Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menilai peran Pertimbangan Konsekuensi Masa Depan, Keterkaitan dengan Alam, dan Komitmen Organisasi sebagai penentu Perilaku Hijau Karyawan. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa ada hubungan yang signifikan antara Pertimbangan Konsekuensi Masa Depan (CFC) dan Perilaku Hijau Karyawan. CFC-Masa Depan memiliki hubungan positif yang signifikan dengan PHK dan CFC-Segera memiliki korelasi negatif yang signifikan dengan PHK. Hubungan antara PHK dan Keterkaitan dengan Alam signifikan dan positif. Korelasi signifikan dan positif ada antara PHK dan Komitmen Organisasi. Selain itu, hasil regresi dari variabel psikologis mengungkapkan bahwa persentase variasi dalam PHK adalah 29% (yaitu, dijelaskan secara bersama-sama oleh CFC-Masa Depan, NR-6, dan Komitmen Organisasi Berlanjut).
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