Servant Leadership, Green Behaviour and Employee Well-Being: A Case of Selected firms in Nigeria’s Hospitality Industry

This research examines the interaction between servant leadership, employee well-being and employee green behaviour within selected firms in the hospitality industry in Nigeria. Hinged on servant leadership theory and supported by Conservation of Resource theory (CoR), the study conceptualizes servant leadership as a leadership approach that prioritizes employees’ empowerment, growth and general well-being while promoting a culture of sustainability and ethical responsibility.

Methodologically, this study employed the structural path model fit indices, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA), as well as Standardised Root Mean Squared Residual (SRMR). A total of 298 respondents provided valid data out of the 350 respondents that represented the sample gathered from 5-star hotel employees for this study.

This study's results confirmed that the servant leadership style was a significant positive predictor of employee well-being and employee green behaviour, while employee green behaviour was negatively related to employee well-being. This study deepens the understanding of the interrelatedness between servant leadership, employees’ green behaviour and employees’ well-being. The implications of our research results are discussed, offering new directions for further research.

The outcomes are expected to enhance both theory and practice through the empirical evidences on how servant leadership style in organisations could improve environmental sustainability and boosts employees’ well-being in the hospitality firms.