English Abstract
Abstract:
The scientific research plays a pivotal role in the progress of nations. Notwithstanding,
there are detrimental impacts of some practices of academic laboratories on the
environment. The aim of this study is to explore the employee green behavior in academic
laboratories in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Through this study, the researcher aims to explain
the impact of green transformational leadership style on employee green behavior, as well
as the mechanisms of how the green transformational leadership affects the green behavior
of employees. This study adopted qualitative approach. Data in this study was collected
via in-depth questions through virtual interviews. The purposive sampling technique was
used in this study to identify the participants as the data was collected from nine individuals
who work in academic laboratories in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The obtained data was
analyzed using ATLAS.ti 9 software. Five themes of employee green behavior emerged:
(I) conserving, (II) avoiding harm, (III) transforming, (IV) influencing others, and (V)
taking initiative. It was also found that employees green behavior is stimulated when
leaders showed (I) vision, (II) encouragement, (III) intellectual stimulation, (IV) high
performance expectation, (V) individual support, and (VI) group goals which characterized
green transformational leadership. Based on the findings, managerial implications were
proposed.
Keywords: Employee green behavior, Green transformational leadership, Individual green
values, Laboratories, Kingdom of Bahrain.
