Green Organizational Identity and Environmental Commitment in Higher Education
Dr. Abdelghafour Al-Zawahreh, Dr. Salah Hailat, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Jaradat, Dr. Omar Bataineh
Abstract
The present study is exploratory in nature with the aim of investigating the impact of green organizational identity on environmental commitment in one public university setting in Jordan. The sample of the study consisted of 177 academic participants whom were selected randomly. Results of the study indicated high levels of green organizational identity and environmental commitment in the university under investigation. Moreover, a positive and very strong relationship was found between green organizational identity and environmental commitment. Furthermore, results showed that green organizational identity alone predicted 31% of the shared variance in environmental commitment. However, demographic variables did not contribute to the explained variance. Finally, the study proposed a number of recommendations for professionals and practitioners.
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