THE EFFECT OF PROACTIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON GREEN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Year 2022, Issue: 61, 17 - 42, 29.04.2022

Fatma Mansur , Özlem Gedik

https://doi.org/10.18070/erciyesiibd.962995

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Globalization, technology, ecology, climate change, pollution, green... While it is possible to increase similar concepts, the concept of sustainability, which is frequently mentioned today, must have come to mind. Sustainability that initiates change by integrating the environmental efforts of organizations into their business strategies, sometimes green hospital, sometimes zero waste, sometimes it finds its place in health institutions with green behaviors. The important question is who will initiate the change. In response, proactive people who are aware of the change and have the ability to turn their direction to a livable order can be given. Proactive personality appears as an inherent personality trait of the individual in accordance with the Social Learning Theory. It is thought that this intersects with the sustainable pro-environmental behaviors that constitute the starting point of the study. In this study, in which a sustainable perspective is discussed, the effect of the proactive personality trait of healthcare workers on green organizational behavior has been tried to be determined, and has 390 participants. Environmental sensitivity, environmental participation, economic sensitivity, green purchasing and technological sensitivity are the dimensions of green organizational behavior. As a result of the research, it was concluded that proactive personality has a positive effect on green organizational behavior and its dimensions.

Keywords

: Proactive personality, green organizational behavior, environmental sensitivity, environmental participation, economic sensitivity, green purchasing, technological sensitivity, sustainability.

SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ PROAKTİF KİŞİLİK ÖZELLİĞİNİN YEŞİL ÖRGÜTSEL DAVRANIŞA ETKİSİ

Abstract

Küreselleşme, teknoloji, ekoloji, iklim değişikliği, kirlilik, yeşil… Benzer kavramları artırmak mümkünken bu haliyle bile günümüzde adından sıklıkla söz ettiren sürdürülebilirlik kavramı akıllara gelmiş olmalı. Kurumların çevresel çabalarını iş yapma stratejilerine entegre ederek değişimi başlatan sürdürülebilirlik, kimi zaman yeşil hastane, kimi zaman sıfır atık, kimi zaman da yeşil davranışlar ile sağlık kurumlarında kendine yer bulmaktadır. Burada önemli olan soru değişimi kimin başlatacağıdır. Yanıt olarak değişimin farkında olan ve yönünü yaşanabilir bir düzene çevirme özeliğine sahip proaktif kişiler verilebilir. Proaktif kişilik, Sosyal Öğrenme Kuramı gereğince bireyin kendi doğasında var olan bir kişilik özelliği olarak belirmektedir. Bunun ise çalışmanın hareket noktasını oluşturan sürdürülebilir çevre yanlısı davranışlar ile kesiştiği düşünülmektedir. Sürdürülebilir bir bakış açısının ele alındığı bu çalışmada, sağlık çalışanlarının proaktif kişilik özelliğinin yeşil örgütsel davranışa etkisi belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırmaya dâhil olan sağlık çalışanı sayısı 390’dır. Yeşil örgütsel davranış boyutlarını çevresel duyarlılık, çevresel katılım, ekonomik duyarlılık, yeşil satın alma ve teknolojik duyarlılık oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın sonucunda proaktif kişiliğin yeşil örgütsel davranış ve boyutları üzerinde olumlu etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Proaktif kişilik, yeşil örgütsel davranış, çevresel duyarlılık, çevresel katılım, ekonomik duyarlılık, yeşil satın alma, teknolojik duyarlılık, sürdürülebilirlik

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