Influence Green Training and Organizational Green Culture on Employee Green Performance through Green Motivation

Keke Tamara Fahira(1*), Affan Wazzar Achmad(2)


(1) Universitas Muria Kudus
(2) Universitas Muria Kudus
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of green training, organizational green culture, and green motivation on employee green performance at PT. Sido Muncul. Environmental concerns are currently a critical issue for the industrial world. Companies are not only required to produce quality products but also to protect the environment in all their operations. The population was 192, and the sample was calculated in this study amounted to 132 respondents from permanent employees at the first-line management level using accidental sampling techniques. Quantitative methods with SEM AMOS were used in this study. The findings in this study are that green training and organizational green culture have a positive and significant effect on employee green performance. Then, green training does not affect green motivation. Organizational green culture and green motivation have an effect on employee green performance. For future research, it is hoped that research will be conducted in the service industry. The limitation of this study is the small sample size.


Keywords


Employee Green Performance, Green Training, Green Motivation, and Organizational Green Culture

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