International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

The impact of an integrated green management program and organizational factors on green banking, social and security factors

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Organizational Behavior, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

2 Department of Public Administration, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Today, one of the big challenges of banks is the greening of actions and, most importantly, maintaining social and security factors as one of their important tasks, which can increase public trust and reduce people's concern about the impact of their activities on the environment, which itself It requires extensive research that some researchers have done more or less. However, less research has considered these important issues from the perspective of the effects of the integrated green management program and internal and external organizational factors. Based on this, the current study investigates the impact of integrated green management programs and internal and external organizational factors on green banking and social and security factors. The current research method is a practical and descriptive survey. The statistical population, including 400 experts on the banking system, were selected as a sample using a stratified random method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The results of structural equation modelling using Smart PLS software showed that the integrated green management program significantly affects internal organizational factors. Also, the integrated green management program significantly impacts external organizations. In addition, internal organizational factors have a significant impact on social and security green banking. On the other hand, extra-organizational factors have a significant effect on green banking, as well as social and security factors.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 16, Issue 2
February 2025
Pages 353-364
  • Receive Date: 04 November 2022
  • Accept Date: 09 January 2023