How Curiosity and Eco Learning Orientation Influence Green Mindset and Promote Green Work EngagementExploring the Green Mindset: The Role of Curiosity and Eco Learning Orientation in Fostering Green Work Engagement

How Curiosity and Eco Learning Orientation Influence Green Mindset and Promote Green Work EngagementExploring the Green Mindset: The Role of Curiosity and Eco Learning Orientation in Fostering Green Work Engagement | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article How Curiosity and Eco Learning Orientation Influence Green Mindset and Promote Green Work EngagementExploring the Green Mindset: The Role of Curiosity and Eco Learning Orientation in Fostering Green Work Engagement Muazam Ali, Ali Zeb, Kim Geok Tan, Arif Hussain This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6891964/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Purpose – Human curiosity theory is widely employed in many disciplines but there is little application on the relationships between curiosity and green work engagement. Therefore, this study intends to examine the relationships among curiosity dimensions; joyous exploration, openness to people's ideas and green work engagement through the mediating role of eco learning orientation. Design/methodology/approach –The basketball club employees in the three different Provinces of China are consider the population of the study. Data has been collected through survey forms and analyzed trough Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings – The findings reveled that joyous exploration, openness to people's ideas and eco learning orientation are the motivational factors of the green work engagement. The findings further reveled that eco learning orientation mediated the relationships between curiosity dimensions and green work engagement. Originality/value –The study contributes to the existing knowledge by introducing eco learning orientation as a mediator in the relationship between curiosity dimensions and green work engagement. It providing new insights into how employees’ curiosity-driven attitudes can enhance green work engagement efforts. Moreover, by focusing on basketball clubs, the research offers a unique geographical and organizational context that adds value to the broader understanding of green work engagement. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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