The Effect of Green Transformational Leadership and Organizational Ethical Culture on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: An Applied Study on the Information Technology Organizations in Egypt

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Green Transformational Leadership (GTL) and Organizational Ethical Culture (OEC) on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of IT employees in Egypt. The research also aims at testing the effect of GTL on OEC, as well as the impact of OEC on OCB. A quantitative approach was used to collect the data; 378 questionnaires were distributed to a simple random sample at four Information Technology (IT) organizations in Cairo and Giza. The data collected from the questionnaire were statistically analyzed using SPSS 25 and AMOS programs to conduct Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results show that all GTL dimensions had a significant effect on the OCB dimensions of IT employees in Egypt.

In addition, GTL had a significant effect on OEC; however, idealized influence and inspirational motivation had an insignificant effect on clarity. Likewise, individualized consideration had an insignificant effect on the congruency of managers and supervisors, feasibility, and sanctionability.

Moreover, OEC had a significant positive effect on employees' organizational citizenship behavior. Nevertheless, a few sub-variables had insignificant effects like; clarity's insignificant effect on employees' voice behavior, feasibility's insignificant effect on employees helping behavior, transparency's insignificant effect on employees' sustainability, and sanctionability's insignificant effect on employees' social participation.

The results of this research can help organizations benefit from the desirable and numerous consequences of OCB, which can be the result of GTL and OEC. This can also be used by the Human Resources (HR) department and top management in IT organizations, to spread knowledge about green behaviors, thus enhancing organizational image and competitiveness. Further, ethical culture may increase beneficial behaviors in organizations.