The Relationship Between Colleagues and Group Interaction: Role of the Building Management and Electricity-Savings Behaviour in Office Buildings

Research on electricity-saving intentions is important in achieving countries' sustainable development goals. Simultaneously, with the growing development of office buildings for rent, there is a potential for electricity-savings and energy savings in general. This study aims to identify the influence of colleagues, group interaction, and office building management on the intention of office workers to save electricity. The partial least square structured equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis with 706 respondents, who are staff in rental office buildings, yielded the following results: the intention to save electricity of employees is positively influenced by colleagues, group interaction in the work environment, building management, and attitudes towards electricity saving. The results also indicate that colleagues' enthusiasm for electricity saving increases the effectiveness of group interaction. The study provides implications to enhance awareness and intention to save electricity in the workplace based on the research findings.