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Workplace and Non‐workplace Pro‐environmental Behaviors

Empirical Evidence from Florida City Governments

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ID6366296
AuthorsAisha Azhar (0000-0001-5243-2882, University of Management and Technology, Lahore), Kaifeng Yang (0000-0002-2416-2982, Renmin University of China and Florida State University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume79
Issue3
Pages399-410
Publication date2018-11-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13003
OpenAlexW2903357109
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited72

Public employees are expected to be good stewards of public resources and engage in pro‐environmental behaviors (PEBs). Using different categorizations of PEBs, this article examines whether public employees perform these PEBs in workplace and non‐workplace settings. The article further investigates how PEBs are influenced by salient characteristics of public organizations—that is, public service motivation (PSM) and civic participation categorized as civic engagement and cognitive engagement. Data were collected through a survey of public employees in two city governments in Florida. A structural equation model was employed to test the proposed model. Findings indicate that PSM has a positive influence on workplace PEBs and similar PEBs in the non‐workplace settings. Civic engagement has a positive influence on both workplace and non‐workplace PEBs. Barriers significantly moderate the effects of PSM and cognitive engagement on workplace and non‐workplace PEBs

Business · Civic engagement · Cognition · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public sector · Public service · Public Service Motivation · Salient · Structural equation modeling · Test (biology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment

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