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Although employee green creativity is recognized as the key to the innovation in green enterprises, few studies explores the measurement of green creativity for employees. To address the gap, the present study identifies the major dimensions of employee green creativity and develops a comprehensive, reliable, and valid measurement instrument. According to the 4P’s model of creativity, four core dimensions of employee green creativity are identified, namely, green creative motivation, thinking, behavior, and outcome. Strictly adhering to the process of scale development, employee green creativity scale (EGCS) is constructed and validated. We first develop the items of employee green creativity based on literature review and expertise from academics and practitioners. Next, we examine the validation of EGCS through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis using a sample from three large-scale green enterprises (N = 460). Further, we also check the nomological validity of EGCS by testing the effects of determinants (e.g., green transformational leadership, shared vision, and green self-efficacy) on employee green creativity using a new sample from another two green enterprises (N = 169). Results reveal that EGCS is a reliable and valid instrument for capturing employee green creativity in multiple contexts. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

尽管员工绿色创造力被视作绿色企业创新的关键推动力，但目前鲜有研究针对员工绿色创造力的测量展开系统性探讨。为填补这一研究空白，本研究明确了员工绿色创造力的核心维度，并开发出一套兼具全面性、可靠性与有效性的测量工具。依据创意的4P模型（4P’s model of creativity），本研究识别出员工绿色创造力的四大核心维度，分别为绿色创意动机、绿色创意思维、绿色创意行为与绿色创意成果。随后严格遵循量表开发流程，构建并验证了员工绿色创意量表（Employee Green Creativity Scale，以下简称EGCS）。本研究首先通过文献梳理与学界、业界专家的专业意见，生成员工绿色创造力的测量题项。接下来，依托三家大型绿色企业的样本（N=460），通过探索性因素分析与验证性因素分析检验EGCS的结构效度。此外，本研究还借助另外两家绿色企业的新样本（N=169），检验了绿色变革型领导、共享愿景与绿色自我效能等前因变量对员工绿色创造力的影响效应，以此考察EGCS的效标关联效度。研究结果表明，EGCS是一款可在多场景下有效测量员工绿色创造力的可靠且有效的工具。最后，本文讨论了该研究的理论价值与实践启示。