Liderança transformacional para o meio ambiente: influências sobre os comportamentos de cidadania organizacional e de cidadania organizacional para o meio ambiente

Abstract

This research aims to understand the influence of Transformational Leadership for the Environment (LTE) on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors for the Environment (OCB-E) from the perspective of workers working in industries. A framework was created to analyze the interactions between the constructs presented in the Brazilian scenario. As a result, a descriptive research with a quantitative approach was carried out, being developed through a survey applied to the target population - workers working in industries. initially, the translation and validation protocol (BEATON et al., 2020) was carried out on the LTE scale developed by Robertson (2018). It was highlighted at this stage that the scale is one-dimensional, meeting all adjustment criteria for the Brazilian context. The study contributes directly in theoretical terms by proposing the expansion of LTE, which includes items already explored in other measures (CHEN; CHANG, 2013, ROBERTSON, 2018) and new items, mainly, the concept of improving environmental performance, raising awareness about these problems and application of resources to environmental solutions. The LTE is a scale that consists of understanding the role of the leader in terms of valuing environmental actions, sharing and providing information and training on how to face environmental problems. Subsequently, it developed the validation of the investigated constructs through confirmatory factor analysis. It was identified that LTE significantly influences the OCB-E. The LTE has a direct influence on the OCB; The OCB-E significantly influence the OCB. The LTE indirectly influences the OCB through the OCB-E. The presented results advance by providing a new reality about the effects of this leadership style in the organizational environment. The influence of green leaders on their subordinates can promote cooperative behavior and environmental actions that contribute to more efficient management. Thus, it is clear that LTE helps industries achieve green goals and provoke voluntary behaviors in workers. Subsequently, the priority of the OCB and the OCB-E was identified through the perception of leaders and subordinates, thus it was verified that the workers have been prioritizing the Organizational Citizenship Behaviors aimed at individuals and the behaviors of Ecoinitiatives. In practice, the present study contributes to the development of actions linked to leadership with green strategies. In addition, the findings can help specialists, managers and corporate executives to guide actions that strengthen the presence of LTE in the organizational environment. Industries must adopt the principles of OCB and OCB-E in their internal strategies, as acts of cooperation contribute to the performance of professionals and collaborate for the development of industries.