Employee Perceptions of Organizational Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Integrative Multilevel Framework

Employee perceptions are central to whether organizational sustainability initiatives become embedded in workplace practice or remain symbolic. This study reviews 123 peer‐reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2024 to clarify how employees interpret organizational sustainability and how these interpretations are associated with workplace outcomes. The findings show that perceptions are linked to individual values and capabilities, leadership signals, green HRM practices, sustainability communication, perceived authenticity, and wider stakeholder pressures. Favorable perceptions are associated with engagement, pro‐environmental behavior, creativity, and organizational citizenship for the environment, whereas perceived greenwashing or corporate hypocrisy is associated with weaker trust and commitment. Drawing on Social Exchange Theory, the Resource‐Based View, and Signaling Theory, the study proposes an association‐based multilevel framework that positions employee perceptions as the interpretive link between sustainability drivers and individual, organizational, and external outcomes.