Green knowledge sharing and workplace environmentally friendly behaviours in the hotel industry: Green autonomy as mediator and green reward and compensation as moderator

Abstract

Purpose – This study uses hotel employees to examine how green knowledge sharing (GKS), mediated by green autonomy (GA) and moderated by green rewards and compensation (GRC), influences pro-environmental workplace behaviours (WEFB). Methodology/Design/Approach – In this study, cross-sectional data from 415 hotel employees in Ghana were analysed using PLS-SEM. Bootstrapping with 10,000 subsamples was conducted to determine the significance of the hypotheses. Findings – This study established that both GKS and GA influenced WEFB. GKS also influenced GA which in turn played a mediating role in the influence of GKS on WEFB. Practical implications – Organisations are encouraged to enhance the acquisition of green knowledge of their employees and follow it up by encouraging the sharing of acquired green knowledge with their co-workers to boost the adoption of environmentally friendly behaviours. Originality of the research – A rare statistical method in green hospitality research was used to uncover the relationships between GKS, GA, GRC, and WEFB.

Keywords

• pro-environmental behaviour
• knowledge sharing
• hospitality industry
• corporate environmental sustainability
• environmental management