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<bold>Purpose</bold>: The current paper investigates the role of spiritual leadership in increasing employees’ voluntary eco-friendly behavior. This research emphasizes the value of a harmonious green passion (HGP) and connectedness to nature (CTN) as a mediating factor between a spiritual leader (SL) and an employee’s voluntary eco-friendly behavior (VEB).
<bold>Design/Methodology</bold>: The data was provided by a sample of 273 participants who worked as hotel employees in Yogyakarta’s four and five-star hotels. SPSS and AMOS 25 were used as statistical programs to analyze the data.
<bold>Findings</bold>: Based on the discovery, the study presents strong theoretical and managerial implications that hospitality institutions can use to evaluate the importance of spiritual leaders on employees’ eco-friendly behavior among employees. We also discovered that indirect associations between spiritual leadership and employee voluntary eco-friendly behavior exist via connectedness to nature and harmonious green passion.
<bold>Practical Implication</bold>: By shedding further light on how and when a spiritual leader influences employees’ voluntary eco-friendly behavioral intention in hotels, this research added to the body of knowledge on the hospitality industry in South East Asia.
<bold>Originality</bold>: The study offers novelty by emphasizing the function of connectedness to nature and harmonious green passion in the relationship between spiritual leadership and employees’ eco-friendly behavior.
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Purpose: The current paper investigates the role of spiritual leadership in increasing employees’ voluntary eco-friendly behavior. This research emphasizes the value of a harmonious green passion (HGP) and connectedness to nature (CTN) as a mediating factor between a spiritual leader (SL) and an employee’s voluntary eco-friendly behavior (VEB).
Design/Methodology: The data was provided by a sample of 273 participants who worked as hotel employees in Yogyakarta’s four and five-star hotels. SPSS and AMOS 25 were used as statistical programs to analyze the data.
Findings: Based on the discovery, the study presents strong theoretical and managerial implications that hospitality institutions can use to evaluate the importance of spiritual leaders on employees’ eco-friendly behavior among employees. We also discovered that indirect associations between spiritual leadership and employee voluntary eco-friendly behavior exist via connectedness to nature and harmonious green passion.
Practical Implication: By shedding further light on how and when a spiritual leader influences employees’ voluntary eco-friendly behavioral intention in hotels, this research added to the body of knowledge on the hospitality industry in South East Asia.
Originality: The study offers novelty by emphasizing the function of connectedness to nature and harmonious green passion in the relationship between spiritual leadership and employees’ eco-friendly behavior.

Does Spiritual Leadership Influence Hotel Employees’ Voluntary Eco-Friendly Behavior? The Role of Harmonious Green Passion and Nature Connectedness

Saifuddin Zuhri State Islamic University Purwokerto

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Purpose: The current paper investigates the role of spiritual leadership in increasing employees’ voluntary eco-friendly behavior. This research emphasizes the...

Does Spiritual Leadership Influence Hotel Employees’ Voluntary Eco-Friendly Behavior? The Role of Harmonious Green Passion and Nature Connectedness

Published Online: May 29, 2023

Page range: 155 - 170

Received: Nov 17, 2022

Accepted: Mar 22, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0011

Keywords
Spiritual, Leadership, Eco-Friendly, Nature, Harmonious, Passion, Connectedness

© 2023 Sunhaji et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Does Spiritual Leadership Influence Hotel Employees’ Voluntary Eco-Friendly Behavior? The Role of Harmonious Green Passion and Nature Connectedness

Published Online: May 29, 2023

Page range: 155 - 170

Received: Nov 17, 2022

Accepted: Mar 22, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0011

KeywordsSpiritual, Leadership, Eco-Friendly, Nature, Harmonious, Passion, Connectedness

© 2023 Sunhaji et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Spiritual, Leadership, Eco-Friendly, Nature, Harmonious, Passion, Connectedness