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När arbetsplatsen blir grön: Motivationens medierande roll i relationen mellan arbetsklimat och Employee Green Behavior

Brax, Ester LU and Johnsson, Victoria LU (2025) PSYK12 20251
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
Människans beteende spelar en central roll för en miljömässigt hållbar värld. Även organisationer har en betydande miljöpåverkan och många lägger resurser på att utveckla mer hållbara produkter och teknologier. På arbetsplatser kan däremot miljövänligt beteende lätt förbises, trots att organisationer har stora möjligheter att påverka även det. Denna studie uppmanar därför organisationer att ta till vara på sin potential att främja beteendeförändringar bland anställda för att stärka ett mer aktivt och hållbart agerande i arbetsmiljön. I syfte att nå en djupare förståelse för vad som predicerar anställdas miljövänliga beteende undersöker studien dess samband med motivation och uppfattningar om grönt arbetsklimat. Miljövänligt beteende bland... (More)
Människans beteende spelar en central roll för en miljömässigt hållbar värld. Även organisationer har en betydande miljöpåverkan och många lägger resurser på att utveckla mer hållbara produkter och teknologier. På arbetsplatser kan däremot miljövänligt beteende lätt förbises, trots att organisationer har stora möjligheter att påverka även det. Denna studie uppmanar därför organisationer att ta till vara på sin potential att främja beteendeförändringar bland anställda för att stärka ett mer aktivt och hållbart agerande i arbetsmiljön. I syfte att nå en djupare förståelse för vad som predicerar anställdas miljövänliga beteende undersöker studien dess samband med motivation och uppfattningar om grönt arbetsklimat. Miljövänligt beteende bland anställda benämns i studien som Employee Green Behavior (EGB). Data samlades in kvantitativt genom en enkät som besvarades av 119 deltagare. Resultatet visade korrelationer mellan grönt arbetsklimat, motivation och EGB, vilket gav stöd för hypoteserna att det; 1) finns ett positivt samband mellan grönt arbetsklimat och Employee Green Behavior, 2) finns ett positivt samband mellan motivation och Employee Green Behavior. Regressionsanalysen visade att motivation hade ett partiellt medierande samband, vilket gav stöd för studiens tredje hypotes; motivation samspelar med grönt arbetsklimat i relation till Employee Green Behavior. Resultaten tyder på att ett miljövänligt arbetsklimat stärker motivation vilket i sin tur ökar EGB. Resultaten diskuterades främst utifrån självbestämmandeteorin och sociala normer. Denna studie bidrar med en unik jämförelse av motivation och grönt arbetsklimat och visar att de i kombination med varandra starkare predicerar miljövänligt beteende på arbetsplatsen. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Human behavior plays a central role in an environmentally sustainable world.
Organisations also have a significant environmental impact, with many
allocating resources to the development of more sustainable products and
technology. However, pro-environmental behavior in the workplace is often
overlooked, despite the substantial opportunity organisations have to influence
it. This study encourages organisations to leverage their potential to drive
behavioral change among employees to promote more active sustainable
behavior in the workplace. To gain a deeper understanding of what influences
employees’ pro-environmental behavior, this study examines its relationship
between motivation and perceptions of a Green work climate.... (More)
Human behavior plays a central role in an environmentally sustainable world.
Organisations also have a significant environmental impact, with many
allocating resources to the development of more sustainable products and
technology. However, pro-environmental behavior in the workplace is often
overlooked, despite the substantial opportunity organisations have to influence
it. This study encourages organisations to leverage their potential to drive
behavioral change among employees to promote more active sustainable
behavior in the workplace. To gain a deeper understanding of what influences
employees’ pro-environmental behavior, this study examines its relationship
between motivation and perceptions of a Green work climate. Employees’s
pro-environmental behavior is referred to in the study as Employee Green
Behavior (EGB). Data were collected quantitatively through a survey answered
by 119 participants. The results showed significant correlations between Green
work climate, motivation and EGB, providing support for the hypotheses that:
1) there is a positive relationship between green work climate and Employee
Green Behavior, and 2) there is a positive relationship between motivation and
Employee Green Behavior. Furthermore, regression analysis showed that
motivation had a mediating effect, which supported the study’s third
hypothesis: motivation interacts with Green work climate in relation to
Employee Green Behavior. These findings suggest that a Green work climate
enhances motivation, which in turn increases EGB. The results were discussed
mainly in light of Self-Determination Theory and social norms. This study
provides a unique comparison of motivation and Green work climate and
demonstrates that, when combined, they provide a stronger prediction of
pro-environmental behavior in the workplace. (Less)
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author
Brax, Ester LU and Johnsson, Victoria LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYK12 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Employee Green Behavior, grönt arbetsklimat, motivation, självbestämmandeteorin, sociala normer, Green work climate, Self-determination theory, social norms
language
Swedish
id
9196353
date added to LUP
2025-06-12 09:19:58
date last changed
2025-06-12 09:19:58
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  abstract     = {{Human behavior plays a central role in an environmentally sustainable world.
Organisations also have a significant environmental impact, with many
allocating resources to the development of more sustainable products and
technology. However, pro-environmental behavior in the workplace is often
overlooked, despite the substantial opportunity organisations have to influence
it. This study encourages organisations to leverage their potential to drive
behavioral change among employees to promote more active sustainable
behavior in the workplace. To gain a deeper understanding of what influences
employees’ pro-environmental behavior, this study examines its relationship
between motivation and perceptions of a Green work climate. Employees’s
pro-environmental behavior is referred to in the study as Employee Green
Behavior (EGB). Data were collected quantitatively through a survey answered
by 119 participants. The results showed significant correlations between Green
work climate, motivation and EGB, providing support for the hypotheses that:
1) there is a positive relationship between green work climate and Employee
Green Behavior, and 2) there is a positive relationship between motivation and
Employee Green Behavior. Furthermore, regression analysis showed that
motivation had a mediating effect, which supported the study’s third
hypothesis: motivation interacts with Green work climate in relation to
Employee Green Behavior. These findings suggest that a Green work climate
enhances motivation, which in turn increases EGB. The results were discussed
mainly in light of Self-Determination Theory and social norms. This study
provides a unique comparison of motivation and Green work climate and
demonstrates that, when combined, they provide a stronger prediction of
pro-environmental behavior in the workplace.}},
  author       = {{Brax, Ester and Johnsson, Victoria}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{När arbetsplatsen blir grön: Motivationens medierande roll i relationen mellan arbetsklimat och Employee Green Behavior}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}