Perceived Air Pollution and Innovative Work Behavior
An Empirical Examination Based on Conservation of Resources Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20413306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arindam Bhattacharjee (0009-0004-0416-1933, IMI Kolkata, India, corresponding author), Anita Sarkar (0000-0001-8825-6577, XLRI Jamshedpur, India) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 547-571 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Organization & Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1086-0266 • E-ISSN: 1552-7417 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10860266251350540 |
| OpenAlex | W4412132356 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 104 |
Innovative work behavior is crucial for organizational sustenance and growth, and scholars have uncovered many determinants of the same. However, the majority of predictors are either in the work or organizational domain. It is not known whether environmental factors like perceived air pollution can influence innovative work behavior, and if yes, why and when. Our study aims to address this gap by leveraging the conservation of resources theory, which posits that individuals experiencing stressors try to protect their limited resources by withdrawing from work outcomes. The authors utilized a multi-wave multi-source research design and collected data from 506 supervisor–subordinate dyads working in research and development units of 17 companies in India. We found that emotional exhaustion mediated the negative relationship between perceived air pollution and innovative work behavior, and that this relationship was buffered (accentuated) at high (low) levels of supervisor support. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed
Air pollution · Business · Conservation of resources theory · Economics · Empirical examination · Empirical research · Environmental economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Engineering · Environmental Science · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology · Mechanical Engineering
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The Analysis of Mechanisms and Their Contingencies
When supervisors feel supported
Sources of social support and burnout
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Stress, appraisal, and coping
Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
Sources of Method Bias in Social Science Research and Recommendations on How to Control It
The Influence of Culture, Community, and the Nested‐Self in the Stress Process
Getting to the “COR”
Influence of star employees’ role stress on their unethical pro-organizational behavior
Impact of workplace incivility and emotional exhaustion on job outcomes – a study of the higher education sector
The impact of techno-stressors on work–life balance
Employee Humor Can Shield Them from Abusive Supervision
Associations among Challenge Stress, Hindrance Stress, and Employees' Innovative Work Behavior
Hybrid work stressors and psychological withdrawal behavior
Associations between daily affective experiences, trait and daily rumination on negative and positive affect
Common Method Bias
Conservation of Resources in the Organizational Context
Household contributions to and impacts from air pollution in India
Relationships among humour, self-esteem, and social support to burnout in school teachers
Social support at work
Fear of terror and increased job burnout over time
Abusive supervision and feedback avoidance
Partial, conditional, and moderated moderated mediation
Job Insecurity and Its Outcomes
Routinization, free cognitive resources and creativity
The measurement of experienced burnout
Grit
Burnout and Work Engagement
Conservation of resources
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Conditional Process Analysis
Conservation of Social Resources
Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction
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