Green inclusive leadership and employee green behavior: mediation by green climate and commitment

. By integrating social exchange theory and the norm activation model, this study advances a mechanism-based explanation of how sustainability-oriented leadership is associated with employee green behavior. The findings demonstrate that leadership is linked to employees' shared perceptions of an environmentally supportive climate, which co-occurs with higher green commitment and positive employee workplace behavior. The study contributes to the sustainability and organizational behavior literature by empirically demonstrating a theoretically ordered serial mediation mechanism linking leadership, climate perceptions and motivational commitment. The findings also provide practical insights for public-sector managers and policymakers.