YEŞİL LOJİSTİK: ÇALIŞANLARIN SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİĞE KATILIMINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİ TANIMLAMAK VE BUNLARI KURUMSAL KİMLİK VE SOSYAL SORUMLULUKLA BAĞLANTILAMAK

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 15, 57 - 72, 29.09.2024

Bushra Aloush

https://doi.org/10.55830/tje.1519226

Abstract

Bu çalışma, lojistik sektöründeki çalışanların şirketlerinin sürdürülebilirlik hedeflerini nasıl algıladıklarını ve bu hedefleri hayatlarına nasıl entegre ettiklerini araştırmaktadır. Çalışma, çalışanların şirket sürdürülebilirlik algıları ile iş dışında sürdürülebilir faaliyetler kullanma derecesi arasındaki uyumu incelemektedir. İstanbul'daki lojistik şirketlerinden toplam 217 katılımcı, demografik bilgiler, kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk (KSS), çevre dostu davranış (ÇDD) ve örgütsel kimlik (ÖK) değerlendiren ayrıntılı bir anketi tamamladı. Bulgular, KSS algısı ile ÇDD arasında güçlü bir ilişki olduğunu göstererek, işverenini sosyal olarak sorumlu gören çalışanların çevre dostu önlemler almaya daha yatkın oldukları fikrini doğrulamaktadır. Ayrıca, ÖK'nin ÇDD'yi öngördüğünü göstererek, çalışan bağlılığının sürdürülebilir alışkanlıklar oluşturmadaki önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Aracılık çalışması, ÖK'nin KSS ile ÇDD arasındaki bağlantıyı aracı kıldığını da göstererek, çalışanların sürdürülebilir eylemlerini etkilemedeki önemini vurgulamaktadır. Rapor, işletmelerin KSS programlarını geliştirmeleri ve ÖK'yi teşvik etmeleri gerektiğini, böylece hem işyerinde hem de iş dışında sürdürülebilirliği teşvik etmeleri gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Sınırlamalar arasında çalışmanın tek bir şehir ve sektöre odaklanması yer almakta olup, bu durum daha geniş coğrafi ve sektörel tekrarlar için fırsatlar sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Lojistik, Sürdürülebilirlik, Çevre dostu davranış, Örgütsel kimlik.

GREEN LOGISTICS: DEFINING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYEE’S ENGAGEMENT IN SUSTAINABILITY, AND LINKING IT TO THE CORPORATE IDENTITY AND ITS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Abstract

This study investigates the degree of congruence between employees' perceptions of company sustainability and their use of sustainable activities outside of work. A total of 217 participants from logistics enterprises in Istanbul completed a detailed questionnaire that assessed demographics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), pro-environmental behavior (PEB), and organizational identification. The findings show a robust relationship between CSR perception and PEB, confirming the idea that employees who see their employer as socially responsible are more inclined to take pro-environmental measures. Furthermore, organizational identification predicts PEB, demonstrating the importance of employee commitment to the business in generating sustainable habits. The mediation analysis also demonstrates that OI mediates the link between CSR and PEB, emphasizing its significance in influencing workers' sustainable actions. The report emphasizes the need of organizations improving their CSR programs and promoting organizational identification in order to raise sustainability practices both within and outside of the workplace. Limitations include the study's narrow emphasis on a single city and industry, which suggests opportunities for larger geographical and sectoral replication.

Keywords

Logistics, Sustainability, Pro-environmental behavior, Organizational identification, Corporate social responsibility.

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