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“No plan B because there is no planet B” : Exploring the drivers of employees’ lean and pro-environmental behaviours in Dutch municipalities
Westerbeek, Adrian (2022) “No plan B because there is no planet B” : Exploring the drivers of employees’ lean and pro-environmental behaviours in Dutch municipalities.
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study is to explore how leaders drive employees’ lean and pro-environmental behaviours in Dutch municipalities. Following a qualitative inductive approach, we sought to answer this research question by conducting 12 semi-structured interviews with middle-level leaders and employees of four Dutch municipalities. First, we found that instead of green transformational leadership as highlighted in the literature, instrumental leadership has been identified as a more suitable leadership style to drive the lean and pro-environmental behaviour of employees. Second, we found that lean did not directly contribute to the pro-environmental behaviour of employees, but it could help drive the awareness of environmental issues due to its focus on eliminating waste and continuous improvement. We add these themes as antecedents to the Theory of Planned Behaviour, to contribute to existing literature. The practical contributions indicate that managers should implement a more all-encompassing leadership style and therefore focus more on clear goal orientation, long term strategy and guiding the employees through the change to pro-environmental behaviour. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/93439 |
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