Green Transformational Leadership and Green Innovative Work Behavior in Hotels and Travel Agencies: Roles of Green Knowledge Sharing and Green Commitment

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, Egypt

2 Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

3 Hotel Studies Department, Al_Alson Higher Institute for Tourism, Hotels and Computers, Egypt

Abstract

The growing urgency of environmental issues compels businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors to embrace green practices. To achieve this, fostering employee engagement in green innovation is crucial. Drawing on Social Exchange Theory (SET), the study investigated the impacts of green transformational leadership (GTL) on employees' green innovative work behavior (GIWB) and examined green knowledge sharing (GKS) and green commitment (GC) as potential mediating and moderating factors. The study used a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach to analyze data collected from 447 employees working in five-star hotels and category-A travel agencies operated in Greater Cairo, Egypt. The findings reveal a positive and significant association between GTL and both GKS and GIWB.  Furthermore, GKS is confirmed to exert a positive influence on employees' GIWBs, acting as a mediating factor in the relationship between GTL and GIWB.  Interestingly, GC was not found to moderate the relationship between GTL and GIWB. The study offers a critical contribution to our understanding of the dynamic relationships between GTL, GKS, GIWB, and GC within the Egyptian hospitality and tourism sectors.

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