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A Study on Diffusion of Green Commitment in Hotel Employees : Focused on The Mediator Effects of Environmental Attitude of Line Supervisor and Peer Group

호텔 종사자의 친환경 사명감에 영향을 미치는 요인 - 직속상사와 동료의 친환경태도의 매개효과를 중심으로 -

  • Kim, Geon-Whee (Dept. of Hotel Management, Sangji Youngseo College) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Hye (Dept. of Hotel & Restaurant Management, Dongwon College) ;
  • Han, Ji-Soo (Dept. of Food Industry Management, HanKook Tourism College) ;
  • Ha, Heon-Su (Dept. of Foodservice Management, GyeongJu University)
  • 김건휘 (상지영서대 호텔경영학과) ;
  • 정지혜 (동원대학 호텔경영학과) ;
  • 한지수 (한국관광대 외식산업과) ;
  • 하헌수 (경주대학교 외식조리학부)
  • Received : 2015.08.18
  • Accepted : 2015.10.15
  • Published : 2015.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate how environmental attitudes of top managers of hotel business affect on environmental commitment of hotel employees and identify of the mediator effects of line supervisor and peer group during implementing green management process using Sobel z test. Data analysis is conducted by SPSS 18.0. The findings and implications can be summarized as follows. First, environmental attitudes of top managers has significantly positive effect on environmental attitude of line supervisors and peer group. Second, environmental attitude of line supervisors and peer group, in turns, has significantly positive effect on value or normative commitment on green management of hotel employments. Third, there is positive mediating effect of environmental attitude of line supervisors and peer group between environmental attitudes of top managers and value or normative commitment of hotel employees. Hence we can conclude that implementing of green management intention of top managers to hotel employs in work place needs strong support of line supervisors and peer group.

본 연구의 목적은 호텔의 최고경영자의 친환경적인 태도가 호텔 직원들과 직속상사와 동료그룹들에게 Sobel z 테스트를 사용하여 녹색경영 프로세스를 구현하는 동안 어떻게 영향을 미치는지에 대한 조사이다. 첫째, 최고경영자의 환경적인 태도는 직속상사와 동료그룹의 환경적인 태도에 상당히 긍정적인 효과가 있다. 둘째, 직속상사와 동료그룹의 환경적인 태도, 호텔고용의 녹색 경영은 가치적 사명감 또는 규범적 사명감에 상당한 긍정적인 효과를 가지고 있다. 셋째, 직속상사와 동료그룹의 환경적인 태도와 최고경영자의 친환경적인 태도 그리고 호텔 직원의 가치적 사명감과 규범적 사명감 사이에는 긍정적인 매개 효과가 있다. 따라서 호텔의 최고 경영자의 녹색경영의지의 구현에서 직속상사와 동료그룹의 강력한 지원이 업무현장에서의 호텔 고용을 위하여 필요하다는 결론을 내릴 수 있다.

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