Impact of Environmental Responsibility Practices on Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behavior: Evidence from Construction Industry

Abstract

The construction sector has always been led to environmental challenges caused by unsustainable actions of human activity, thereby, increasing demand for environmental responsibility (ER) practices in the sector. This research is conducted to investigate how key measurements of pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) could be related to ER practices of construction projects. The results show that employees’ perceptions of ER practices directed toward non-owner stakeholders are positively related to their PEBs. This relationship is partially mediated by the environmental commitment of project participants. Conversely, employees’ perceptions of ER practices directed toward the local community (external stakeholders) have only an insignificant impact on their PEBs. The study uses survey approach to collect data using a self- administered questionnaire from the sample of 340 in different construction firms of Pakistan by using convenience sampling technique. Basic descriptive statistics and Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression is executed to demonstrates how ER activities aimed at different stakeholders could be used and at what mechanism ER practices can efficiently be employed by project participants to stimulate their pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs).