| Abstract [eng] |
Sustainable development goals, social responsibility, Green Deal, climate neutrality – all these phenomena and requirements encourage organisations to change, rethink their operating principles and values. A new concept has emerged – green organisational culture, which is the result of green practices and initiatives in organisations. Green organisational culture explains why some organisations are more successful in implementing environmental strategies. Municipalities are important implementers of environmental policy, and their environmental performance is assessed in the Lithuanian municipal environmental efficiency rating. The Utena District Municipality stands out for its high environmental performance, which suggests a strong expression of green organisational culture features. An analysis of these features in this municipality allows to understand the factors of success, identification of challenges and planning of measures that could strengthen the implementation of environmental protection principles in the public sector. Object of the study: expression of green organisational culture features. The aim of the study is to reveal the expression of green organisational culture features in a public administration organisation. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been set: 1) to reveal the concept, structural elements and features of green organisational culture; 2) to identify internal and external factors determining the formation of green organisational culture and the expression of its features; 3) to identify the expression of green organisational culture features in public administration and to develop a theoretical model of feature expression; 4) to identify the expression of the features of green organisational culture in the Utena District Municipality. Methods used in the study: review of scientific literature, mixed methods strategy applied in the empirical part of the work, triangulation of data collection and analysis. Considering the specifics of the public administration entity, a theoretical model of the expression of green organisational culture features was constructed. The research directions became clear: external factors, the expression of green organisational culture features at the political and executive levels. To determine the role of external factors and reveal the expression of green organisational culture features at the political level, a qualitative study was conducted – document content analysis, with 43 documents analysed. At the executive level, a quantitative method was applied – a written survey using a standardised research instrument – a questionnaire. The organisational culture assessment questionnaire by Denison et al. (2006) was selected and modified. A total of 161 respondents participated in the study, and the quantitative data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistical methods. An analysis of national, regional and local government documents showed that external environmental factors act as catalysts, determining the formation of a green organisational culture and the expression of its features in the Utena District Municipality. It was found that political, legal, economic, social and technological factors not only set mandatory guidelines for activities but also encourage voluntary green initiatives that exceed legal requirements. Empirical data confirm the structure of green organisational culture features identified in the theoretical part – all groups of green organisational culture features are present in the organisation, although their intensity varies. The Utena District Municipality has revealed a mature, value-based green organisational culture focused on environmental goals. |
