Central European Management Journal

What is the link between internal communication, organizational culture and environmental strategy? The context of company size and employee perception

Piwowar-Sulej, Katarzyna Sulich, Adam

Wroclaw University of Economics and Business

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Abstract

Purpose – The article explores the linkages between the type of environmental strategy (ES), the use of internal communication (IC), and the greening of organizational culture (OC). Moreover, the article empirically examines whether company size matters in the use of environmental IC practices in the green context. Additionally, the article considers differences between people employed at different organizational hierarchy levels. The basis for such a comparison is their opinions about the effectiveness of communication practices. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical research employed a survey method done on 199 organizations in 2020. Statistical analyses used the chi-squared test, Kendall’s Tau-b correlation coefficient, and the Mann–Whitney U test.
Findings – The research showed that companies with a proactive green strategy more often use different communication practices related to ES and have a greener culture. The study proved that larger companies more often use the analyzed communication practices. However, we found no significant difference in opinion between middle managers and line employees about the effectiveness of these practices.
Practical implications – The main contribution to business practice is the exploratory model based on the empirical study, which allows organizations to successfully implement the ES.
Originality/value – Studies rarely combine the three organizational elements: IC, OC, and ES. This article provides new empirical evidence on relationships between features of OC, green strategy types, and communication practices.

Metadata

Journal Central European Management Journal 
Volume 32 
Issue 2 
Issue date 6/2024 
Type Article 
Language en
Pagination 301-319
DOI 10.1108/CEMJ-06-2022-007
ISSN 2658-0845
eISSN 2658-2430