The Trickle-Down Effect of Responsible Leadership on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from the Hotel Industry in China

Tian, Hong; Suo, Danni

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111677

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The Trickle-Down Effect of Responsible Leadership on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from the Hotel Industry in China

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Hong Tian

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Danni Suo

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Business School, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(21), 11677; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111677

Submission received: 21 September 2021 / Revised: 30 October 2021 / Accepted: 4 November 2021 / Published: 7 November 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mental Health Perceptions, Sustainable Behavior, Green Attitude, Well-Being and Pro-environmental Decision among Customers and Employees in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry)

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Based on the trickle-down effect model, social learning theory and trait activation theory, this study explores the mechanisms of multi-level responsible leadership on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors in the hotel industry in China. The results show that responsible leadership positively influences employees’ pro-environmental behaviors; mid-level responsible leadership significantly mediates the positive relationship between high-level responsible leadership and employees’ pro-environmental behaviors; and the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility positively moderates the relationship between responsible leadership and employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. The results of this study provide empirical support for further analysis of the “black box” of responsible leadership on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors, fill the gap of the trickle-down model in leadership, and provide new directions for sustainable value creation in hospitality industry organizations.

Keywords: responsible leadership; trickle-down effect; employee pro-environmental behavior; hotel industry; the perceived role of ethics and social responsibility

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Tian, H.; Suo, D. The Trickle-Down Effect of Responsible Leadership on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from the Hotel Industry in China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111677

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Tian H, Suo D. The Trickle-Down Effect of Responsible Leadership on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from the Hotel Industry in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111677

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Tian, Hong, and Danni Suo. 2021. "The Trickle-Down Effect of Responsible Leadership on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from the Hotel Industry in China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21: 11677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111677

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Tian, H., & Suo, D. (2021). The Trickle-Down Effect of Responsible Leadership on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from the Hotel Industry in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111677

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