Empowering Sustainability: Green Inclusive Leadership Role in Enhancing Employee Green Behavior in Indonesia

Abstract

Due to a rise of climate change and global warming issues, environmental protection became an unavoidable subject for every single person, including managers and leaders of enterprises. As the biggest source of environmental destruction, enterprises try to seek ways to reduce the level of environmental deterioration. One of the strategies employees use is corporate green inclusive leadership. This study analyzes the effect of green inclusive leadership on employees’ engagement in sustainable practices. Moreover, we also investigate the mediating effect of both pro-environmental goal clarity and green organizational identification and the moderating effect of green HRM practices. Using a questionnaire we developed to assess the green organizational condition, we collected responses from 202 participants in Indonesia. By incorporating the use of the SEM model and analysis, we found that green inclusive leadership positively impacts employees’ engagement in sustainable practices. Pro-environmental goal clarity and green organizational identification were also found to be strong mediating factors in bridging the initial effect of green inclusive leadership on employees’ sustainable practices. Moreover, green HRM practices also enhanced the positive influence of green inclusive leadership on our mediating factors. Through these findings, this study provides insights on the development of green managerial practices and green behavior studies in Indonesia, where environmental-focused goals and strategies in enterprises are still in the beginning stages.