Bridging the Gap between Perceived Benefits and Proenvironmental Behavior: Mediating Roles of Green Work Climate and Proenvironmental Training

Recent initiatives from the government, nongovernmental organizations, and professional bodies in the Nigerian construction industry to encourage pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) have created awareness on the benefits of engaging in PEB. However, PEB on construction sites in Nigeria remains low. T...

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Authors: Omatule Onubi, Hilary, Sanusi Hassan, Ahmad, Carpio Martínez, Manuel
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repository:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/3288
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3288
https://doi.org/10.1061/JMENEA.MEENG-5146
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Industria de la construcción
Impacto medioambiental
Análisis de puesto de trabajo
Capacidades y habilidades específicas
Formación
Gestión de proyectos
Nigeria
Análisis estadístico
5312.03 Construcción
5311.08 Niveles Optimos de Producción
5311.04 Organización de Recursos Humanos
5311.07 Investigación Operativa
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Summary:Recent initiatives from the government, nongovernmental organizations, and professional bodies in the Nigerian construction industry to encourage pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) have created awareness on the benefits of engaging in PEB. However, PEB on construction sites in Nigeria remains low. This study explored the effect of perceived pro-environmental benefits (PPEBs) on PEB among construction site managers in Nigeria, and the mechanism through which PPEBs can lead to PEB through pro-environmental training (PET) and green work climate (GWC). A total of 257 usable responses were obtained from a survey of construction project managers and evaluated using the structural equation modeling method. The results obtained indicate that PPEBs had no significant effect on PEB, whereas PET and GWC fully mediated the relationship between PPEBs and PEB. This studys findings fill existing gaps in the literature and provide academicians, policymakers, and construction industry practitioners with in-depth knowledge of other variables such as PET and GWC, through which PPEBs can translate into PEB on construction project sites. © 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.