The Psychology of Green Organizations

Jennifer L. Robertson is Assistant Professor in the DAN Management and Organizational Studies program at Western University. Jennifer's research focuses on psychological issues involved in organizational environmental sustainability and on the nature and prediction of leadership. Her research has been published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Leadership Quarterly. Julian Barling is the Borden Chair of Leadership and Professor of Organizational Behaviour in the Queen's School of Business, and author of The Science of Leadership: Lessons from Research for Organizational Leaders (Oxford University Press, 2014). Julian is extensively involved in research, graduate teaching, and executive development focused on organizational leadership, and has received numerous awards for research and teaching. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2002, and a fellow of several professional international organizations since then.

List of Contributors ; Part I: Setting the Stage ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Jennifer L. Robertson and Julian Barling ; Chapter 2: The Nature of Employees' Pro-Environmental Behaviors ; Olivier Boiral, Pascal Paille, and Nicolas Raineri ; Chapter 3: Theoretical Basis for Organizational Pro-Environmental Research ; Angela M. Ruepert, Linda Steg, and Kees Keizer ; Chapter 4: Research Methods in Pro-Environmental Research ; Timur Ozbilir and E. Kevin Kelloway ; Chapter 5: Diary Methods and Workplace Pro-Environmental Behaviors ; Megan J. Bissing-Olson, Kelly S. Fielding, and Aarti Iyer ; Part II: The Role of Individuals in Promoting Workplace Pro-Environmental Behaviors ; Chapter 6: Individual Determinants of Workplace Pro-Environmental Behaviors ; Siu Hing Lo ; Chapter 7: The Role of Emotions in Promoting Workplace Pro-Environmental Behaviors ; Sally Russell and Elmar Friedrich ; Chapter 8: Environmental Leadership ; Jennifer L. Robertson and Julian Barling ; Chapter 9: Environmental Locus of Control ; Mark Cleveland and Maria Kalamas ; Chapter 10: "Green Me Up, Scotty": Psychological Influence Techniques for Increasing Pro-Environmental Employee Behavior ; Kerrie L. Unsworth ; Part III: The Role of Organizations in Promoting Workplace Pro-Environmental Behaviors ; Chapter 11: Organizational Change ; Mathew Davis and Phillipa Coan ; Chapter 12: Green Human-Resource Management ; Andrew Bratton and John Bratton ; Chapter 13: Ergonomic Initiatives Towards Environmental Sustainability ; Andrew Thatcher ; Chapter 14: Pro-Environmental Organizational Culture and Climate ; Thomas A. Norton, Hannes Zacher, and Neal A. Ashkanasy ; Part IV: Tying It All Together ; Chapter 15: Sustainable Innovation at Interface: Workplace Pro-Environmental Behavior ; as a Collective Driver for Continuous Improvement ; Steve Kennedy, Gail Whiteman, and Amanda Williams