THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS ON GREEN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Öz

In this study, it is aimed to examine the effect of employee personality traits on green organizational behavior. In this context, green employees who have personality traits showed more green organizational behavior was tried to determine. The data obtained, it was determined that the participants have moderate green organizational behavior and have moderate behavior in all sub-dimensions of green organizational behavior. In addition, it was determined that the participants have moderate ability to openness to experience; have high level agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion characteristics; and have moderate-high level of emotional stability. Regression findings from the study revealed that personality traits have a positive and statistically significant effect on the green organizational behavior of employees. When examining the effects of sub-dimensions of personality traits on green organizational behavior, it was determined that emotional stability, which is one of the personality traits, effect on the green organizational behavior at a statistically significant level.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Green organizational behavior
• personality traits
• organizational behavior
• green behavior

KİŞİLİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN YEŞİL ÖRGÜTSEL DAVRANIŞ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ

Öz

Bu çalışmada, çalışanların kişilik özelliklerinin yeşil örgütsel davranış üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu bağlamda kişilik özelliklerine sahip yeşil çalışanların daha yeşil örgütsel davranış gösterdiği belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, katılımcıların orta düzeyde yeşil örgütsel davranışa sahip oldukları ve yeşil örgütsel davranışın tüm alt boyutlarında orta düzeyde davranışlara sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca katılımcıların deneyime açık olma konusunda orta düzeyde becerilere sahip oldukları; yüksek düzeyde uyumluluk, vicdanlılık, dışa dönüklük özelliklerine sahip; ve orta-yüksek düzeyde duygusal istikrara sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen regresyon bulguları, kişilik özelliklerinin çalışanların yeşil örgütsel davranışları üzerinde olumlu ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Kişilik özelliklerinin alt boyutlarının yeşil örgütsel davranış üzerindeki etkileri incelendiğinde kişilik özelliklerinden biri olan duygusal istikrarın yeşil örgütsel davranışa istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• YEŞİL ÖRGÜTSEL DAVRANIŞ
• KİŞİLİK ÖZELLİKLERİ
• ÖRGÜTSEL DAVRANIŞ
• YEŞİL DAVRANIŞ

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