Purpose This study aims to conceptualize corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a potentially need-supportive organizational context. This study examines how CSR-related autonomy, competence and relatedness are associated with employees’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how these two forms of motivation are subsequently associated with perceived work performance and job engagement among employees of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, this study analyzed survey data collected from 379 employees working in SMEs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings CSR-specific competence and relatedness were positively linked to both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Autonomy, by contrast, was positively associated with intrinsic motivation but showed no significant association with extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation was positively associated with perceived work performance, while both extrinsic motivation and perceived work performance were positively associated with job engagement. Originality/value This study advances employee-centered CSR research in an underexplored emerging-market SME context. This study offers guidance on CSR design choices that prioritize competence development and social connectedness to strengthen employee outcomes.
Purpose This study aims to examine how double materiality is conceptualized within academic literature following the introduction of the European Union (EU)’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), with a specific focus on the construction sector. Design/methodology/approach An extended systematic mapping review of peer-reviewed publications between January 2021 and April 2025 yielded 1131 records, of which sixty-three primary papers met the inclusion criteria. The papers were analyzed for geographical distribution, disciplinary orientation, methodological approaches and thematic patterns. Findings The review reveals a concentration of research in accounting, finance and fashion, with limited scholarly attention to the construction sector. Southern Europe, particularly Spain and Italy, emerges as a research hotspot. The literature is predominantly theoretical, with limited practical tools or harmonized methodologies for conducting double materiality assessments. Practical implications The findings highlight the need for operationalizable, sector-tailored methodologies to support consistent and comparable double materiality assessments aligned with CSRD requirements. Social implications Given the construction sector’s significant environmental footprint, the limited academic engagement represents a critical gap. Strengthening methodological and sector-specific research can enhance sustainability reporting and contribute to broader societal goals. Originality/value This study provides a sector-specific mapping of double materiality publications under the CSRD, offering a consolidated overview of current research gaps, challenges and developments with explicit attention to the absence of construction-focused research.
Purpose This study aims to investigate how green banking practices and perceived organizational support toward the environment shape employee environmental commitment and proactive environmental behavior in the banking sector, drawing on social exchange theory, the resource-based view and conservation of resources theory. Design/methodology/approach This study used cross-sectional survey design and data were collected from employees of the banking sector in Türkiye. The authors assessed the proposed moderated mediation model with structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicate that green banking practices have a direct and indirect positive effect on proactive environmental behavior through employee environmental commitment. In addition, perceived organizational support toward the environment reinforces the green banking practices-employee environmental commitment relationship and thus has a positive moderating indirect effect on proactive environmental behavior. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design and reliance on self-reported data limit causal inference. Practical implications The results indicates that banks should engage employee to engage with sustainability initiatives and that matching green practices with organizational support that is visible and legitimate would help banks develop employee commitment to sustainability initiatives. Such support, in contexts which are highly regulated and hierarchical, may be helpful for employees to view sustainability efforts as an essential part of their job rather than an additional demand. Originality/value This study contributes by embedding structural green practices and psychological support mechanisms into a moderated mediation framework and provides contextual evidence from a less researched banking industry of an emerging market.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how green marketing influences environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance through total quality management (TQM) and how green (sustainable) leadership moderates this mechanism.Design/methodology/approach The design of this study was explanatory and cross-sectional. A sample of 119 full-time employees of small but growing automotive companies in Ghana responded to an online survey questionnaire. The authors analysed the collected data using SmartPLS 4 at the 5% significance level.Findings Green marketing significantly strengthened TQM and ESG performance. TQM partially mediated in the green marketing-ESG performance relationship. The green marketing-TQM and TQM-ESG performance relationships were significantly reinforced when green leaders were present.Research limitations/implications Future research should focus exclusively on managerial respondents for strategic constructs or use hierarchical linear modelling to account for nested data structures. They should introduce other mediators into the green marketing-ESG performance.Practical implications Marketing managers should collaborate with quality managers to develop claim substantiation protocols before launching green campaigns. Consumers should choose companies that support their marketing claims with transparent quality metrics and consistent leadership messaging. Investors should choose companies that make sustainability a fundamental aspect of operational excellence. Regulators should mandate companies to report on the specific quality management processes supporting their environmental marketing claims.Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to show that ESG performance arises from the systematic integration of environmental consciousness in core organisational processes. It uses sustainable leadership to resolve the conflicting perspectives in the green marketing and TQM literature, contributing to the fields of sustainability, marketing, operations management and leadership.
