Understanding employees’ voluntary pro-environmental behavior in public organizations – an integrative theory approach

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of situational factors and internal psychological states on employees’ decisions perform voluntary pro-environmental behavior. study used a model combining theory planned behavior, norm activation comprehensive action determination model. stud also explored moderating role habit (HAB) relationship between intention actual Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through three waves time-lagged survey questionnaires from 519 employees public organizations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Findings Employees’ perceptions corporate social responsibility (CSR) had significant as did all other variables except perceived behavioral control. HABs related behavior enhanced Practical implications The main influencing intentions CSR, personal moral norms, organizational citizenship behaviors toward environment attitude. Public organization planners, managers practitioners can use these findings improve their organization’s environmental performance, leveraging nonmandated actions. Social Employees achieve better work–life balance with flexible CSR policies which sponsor activities well-being individuals’ life quality. Positive sense-making activity helps develop interactions stakeholders, increasing involvement society decreasing work stress. Originality/value sheds light To best authors’ knowledge, this is first its kind combine models explain affecting intent workplace.