Abstract:

Globalization, technology, ecology, climate change, pollution, green... While it is possible to increase similar concepts, the concept of sustainability, which is frequently mentioned today, must have come to mind. Sustainability that initiates change by integrating the environmental efforts of organizations into their business strategies, sometimes green hospital, sometimes zero waste, sometimes it finds its place in health institutions with green behaviors. The important question is who will initiate the change. In response, proactive people who are aware of the change and have the ability to turn their direction to a livable order can be given. Proactive personality appears as an inherent personality trait of the individual in accordance with the Social Learning Theory. It is thought that this intersects with the sustainable pro-environmental behaviors that constitute the starting point of the study. In this study, in which a sustainable perspective is discussed, the effect of the proactive personality trait of healthcare workers on green organizational behavior has been tried to be determined, and has 390 participants. Environmental sensitivity, environmental participation, economic sensitivity, green purchasing and technological sensitivity are the dimensions of green organizational behavior. As a result of the research, it was concluded that proactive personality has a positive effect on green organizational behavior and its dimensions.

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