(The Mediating Role of Personality Traits in the Effect of Environmental Conciousness on Employees’ Green Organizational Behaviors)

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to determine the mediating role of personality traits in the effect of environmental sensitivity on the organizational green behavior of employees. Design/methodology/approach – While the academicians working in state and foundation universities providing education services in Istanbul constitute the universe of the research, those who participate voluntarily constitute the sample of the study. Within the scope of the research, a questionnaire consisting of Personal Information Form, Environmental Sensitivity Scale, Green Organizational Behavior Scale and Ten-item Personality Scale was applied to 577 participants between October 15 and December 20, 2021. SPSS PROCESS Plugin was used for Mediator Variable Analysis in the research. Results – As a result of the analysis, personality traits such as openness to experience, softness, emotional balance, and extroversion with responsibility have a partial mediation effect on the effect of environmental sensitivity attitude, knowledge/emotion factor, attentive behavior and recycling on green organizational behavior and technological sensitivity. Discussion – In this study, it was tried to determine the mediating role of personality traits in the effect of environmental awareness on green organizational behavior of employees and openness to experience, softness, emotional balance, responsibility extroversion in the effect of environmental sensitivity attitude, knowledge/emotion factor, attentive behavior and recycling on green organizational behavior and technological sensitivity. Analysis results were interpreted by determining that personality traits such as personality traits have a partial mediation effect. There is no research on the relationship between the variables constituting the subject of the research. The study includes comments and suggestions regarding the importance of the issue and its future situation in today's world, where environmental problems are increasing, and it is thought that it will lead the literature studies in the future and contribute to the sectoral field.