Do organizational citizenship behavior for the environment predict triple bottom line performance in manufacturing firms?
Business Process Management Journal
ISSN: 1463-7154
Article publication date: 8 June 2021
Issue publication date: 3 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Organizational citizenship behavior for the environment (OCBE) is vital for manufacturing firms' ability to improve their triple bottom line (TBL) performance. This study's objective was to examine the direct relationship between three OCBE key dimensions, i.e. eco-initiatives (EIs), eco-civic-initiatives and eco-helping (EH) and TBL performance, i.e. economic (ECOP), social (SOP) and environmental (ENP).
Design/methodology/approach
The quantitative design was used based on the positivist approach. A sample of 350 manufacturing firms was targeted using random probability sampling via a survey questionnaire. The data were analyzed through the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique employing AMOS 24 software.
Findings
Research findings confirmed a significant direct positive relationship between components of OCBE, i.e. EIs, eco-civic- initiatives and EH and TBL performance within ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms.
Research limitations/implications
This research presents vital implications for both managers and organizations. The findings revealed that the three OCBE key dimensions, i.e. (EIs, eco-civic-initiatives and EH) are essential for enhancing TBL performance (ECOP, SOP and ENP), respectively. Manufacturing firms should modify the traditional OCB toward pro-environmental OCBE to improve TBL performance.
Originality/value
This research focuses on the impact of OCBE key types, i.e. EIs, eco-civic-initiatives and EH on TBL performance (ECOP, ENP and SOP) dimensions among ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms.
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Acknowledgements
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Citation
Khan, N.U., Irshad, A.-u., Ahmed, A. and Khattak, A. (2021), "Do organizational citizenship behavior for the environment predict triple bottom line performance in manufacturing firms?", Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 1033-1053. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-01-2021-0007
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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