A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEBN PERCEIVEI) ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT AND EMPLOYBE GREEI'I BEHAVIOR (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMERCIAL BANKING SBCTOR IN TRINCOMALBE)

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to explore the rmediating role of perceived corporate hypocrisy in the relationship between perceived environmental support and employee green behavior of the commercial banking sector. This research examines the existing levels of perceived environmental support, perceived corporate hypocrisy and employee green behavior of employees, the reiationships between perceived environmental supports, perceived corporate hypocrisy and employee green behavior of selected commercial banks and explores whether perceived corporate hypocrisy mediates the relationship between the perceived environmental support and employee green behavior. This research study relies on a data set derived its survey of 300 employees who are currently employed in the commercial banking sector. The findings of this research study show that perceived organizational environmentai support, perceived supervisory environmental support, perceived corporate hypocrisy, and employee green behavior had very high level. There are strong positive relationships between perceive d organizational environmental support, perceived supervisory environmental support, perceived corporate hypocrisy and employee green behavior. Perceived organizational environmental support significantly impact on employee green behavior and perceived corporate hypocrisy mediates the impact between perceived organizational environmental support and employee green behavior and also perceived supervisory environmental support significantly impact on employee green behavior and perceived corporate hypocrisy m'ediates the impact between perceived supervisory environmental support and employee green behavior within the employees of selected commercial banks. Finally, it is concluded that that employee green behavior plays a mediating role in the impact between perceived organizational environmental support and employee green behavior as well as perceived supervisory environmental support and employee green behavior of the employees of the commercial banks.