Analyzing the Relationship between Perceived Social Responsibility and Employees' Affective Commitment and Green Behaviors: Mediating Role of Ethical Climate

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effect of perceived social responsibility on employees' affective commitment and green behaviors with the moderating role of ethical climate. Method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in nature. The statistical population of this study is all employees of health care centers including health centers, emergency and hospitals (public and private) in Tabriz. The sample size was determined based on the Cochran's formula ۳۸۵. The sampling method was random due to the infinity of the statistical population. A questionnaire was used to collect data and structural equation method with SPSS and SMART PLS software was used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. Results: The results showed that the relationships between perceived social responsibility and employees 'green behavior (b = ۰.۳۱۸) and affective commitment (b = ۰.۴۹۴) as well as the relationship between employees' affective commitment and green behavior (b = ۰.۲۱۸) were positive and significant. Was. The moderating role of the moral climate variable was also confirmed in this model (b = ۰.۲۲۷). Conclusion: Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that perceived social responsibility along with the ethical climate of the organization creates an affective commitment in employees towards the organization that this high affective commitment also leads to green behaviors in employees.  

Keywords:

Perceived social responsibility , Affective commitment , Green behaviors of employees , Ethical climate