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Práticas de responsabilidade ambiental corporativa: das perceções aos comportamentos dos colaboradores
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As mudanças climáticas e as condições ambientais ganham cada vez mais relevância nos dias de hoje. As pessoas estão mais conscientes e mais preocupadas com o meio ambiente e por isso é imperativo para as empresas agirem em conformidade com tal situação. No presente estudo de design transversal, foram estudadas as relações entre as perceções dos colaboradores sobre as práticas de responsabilidade ambiental (RA) na empresa onde trabalham, a dimensão da empresa, o compromisso ambiental dos colaboradores e por fim os comportamentos de cidadania organizacional voltados para o ambiente (OCBE). A amostragem deste estudo é relativa à população ativa portuguesa (n = 156), a qual foi reduzida apenas aos indivíduos que se sentiam familiarizados com as práticas de RA na empresa onde trabalham (n = 116). Os resultados obtidos permitem verificar, que ao contrário do que seria esperado, a perceção das práticas de RA dos colaboradores não é mais favorável nas grandes empresas do que nas PMEs. As restantes hipóteses foram suportadas, como era previsto, verificou-se que existe uma relação positiva e significativa entre a perceção das práticas da RA e os OCBE, assim como, o comprometimento ambiental foi observado como sendo a variável mediadora da relação entre a perceção dos colaboradores sobre a RA e os seus OCBE. Os resultados deste estudo permitem concluir que a perceção dos colaboradores sobre as práticas de RA contribui significativamente para os OCBE, adicionalmente, o compromisso com a RA parece ser um mecanismo que contribui para explicar totalmente a relação entre a perceção dos colaboradores sobre a RA e os OCBE. As implicações destes resultados serão discutidas.
Climate change and environmental conditions are gaining increasing relevance today. People are more conscious and more concerned about the environment and, as such, it is imperative for companies to act accordingly. In this cross-sectional study design, we studied the relationship between employees perceptions of environmental responsibility (ER) practices in the company where they work, the company dimension, the employee environmental commitment and finally the organizational citizenship behavior to the environment (OCBE). This research involved the Portuguese active population (n = 156), and the sample size was reduced to those individuals who were familiar with the practices of ER in the company where they work (n = 116). Contrary to the expected, the results showed that regardless of the company dimension – i.e., small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) vs large companies – no significant differences were observed in the employees' perception of ER practices. The remaining hypotheses were supported by the data, namely, there was a positive and significant relationship between the perception of ER practices and OCBE, as well as, the environmental commitment was observed as having a mediating role in the relationship between the employees' perception of ER practices and the OCBE. The results of this study allow us to conclude that the employees' perception about the ER practices contributes significantly to the OCBE. In addition, the commitment with ER seems to be a mechanism that contributes to fully explain the relationship between the employees' perception about ER practices and the OCBE. The implications of these results will be discussed.
Climate change and environmental conditions are gaining increasing relevance today. People are more conscious and more concerned about the environment and, as such, it is imperative for companies to act accordingly. In this cross-sectional study design, we studied the relationship between employees perceptions of environmental responsibility (ER) practices in the company where they work, the company dimension, the employee environmental commitment and finally the organizational citizenship behavior to the environment (OCBE). This research involved the Portuguese active population (n = 156), and the sample size was reduced to those individuals who were familiar with the practices of ER in the company where they work (n = 116). Contrary to the expected, the results showed that regardless of the company dimension – i.e., small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) vs large companies – no significant differences were observed in the employees' perception of ER practices. The remaining hypotheses were supported by the data, namely, there was a positive and significant relationship between the perception of ER practices and OCBE, as well as, the environmental commitment was observed as having a mediating role in the relationship between the employees' perception of ER practices and the OCBE. The results of this study allow us to conclude that the employees' perception about the ER practices contributes significantly to the OCBE. In addition, the commitment with ER seems to be a mechanism that contributes to fully explain the relationship between the employees' perception about ER practices and the OCBE. The implications of these results will be discussed.
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Responsabilidade social corporativa Responsabilidade ambiental corporativa Perceção dos colaboradores sobre práticas de responsabilidade ambiental Comportamentos de cidadania organizacional voltados para o ambiente Comprometimento ambiental