Green human resource management and employees pro‐environmental behaviours: Examining the underlying mechanism

Abstract

The rising interest in environmental protection and sustainability has led to the emergence of a new research focus in human resource management (HRM) field. Scholars in this field have started to investigate how HRM can significantly contribute to achieving sustainable environmental goals and coined the term “green human resource management” (GHRM). Despite the growing interest in studying GHRM, few studies have examined its impact on positive employees' attitudes and behaviour in reducing firms' environmental footprint and enhancing business sustainability. Hence, to bridge this research gap, the present study expanded green research streams by investigating GHRM influence on pro‐environmental behaviours (PEBs) through the mediating effect of green commitment. SmartPLS was employed to test the theoretical framework from 342 valid responses. Present research findings reveal that GHRM practices influence employees' green commitment and PEBs. Moreover, the results also suggest that green commitment mediates the relationship between GHRM and PEBs. In the end, theoretical contributions and implications were discussed.

Do Good, Have Good: A Mechanism of Fostering Customer Pro-Environmental Behaviors

“…First, the present research adds to the existing body of knowledge on sustainable environment literature by emphasizing PEBs [105]. Moreover, PEBs have been primarily studied in advanced and developed economies, with very little research attention being given to developing and emerging economies like Pakistan [48]. Second, the findings support our theoretical arguments derived from stakeholder theory [55] and social identity theory [106].…”

“…Third, the present research results suggested that CE positively influences customers' PEBs. Highly engaged customers are expected to exhibit good and friendly behaviors to the environment [48].…”

“…PEBs refer to individuals' willingness to become engaged in proenvironmental activities [42,43] to reduce the environmental harm caused by individuals' behavior and likely contribute to environmental welfare [3,44,45]. Although the conventional consumption pattern has long been studied in the literature [46], the notion of environmentally significant behavior is comparatively new [47,48]. For instance, PEB includes reducing all the activities and processes that can potentially harm the environment.…”

Exploring Challenges and Solutions in Performing Employee Ecological Behaviour for a Sustainable Workplace

“…However, EEB studies lately highlight corporate sectors than the educational field [18]. For instance, EEB has been researched in hotels [14], manufacturing firms [19], fertilisers and chemicals [20], banking and financial sector [10,21] and multinational organisations [22].…”

Understanding the Antecedents and Consequences of Green Human Capital

“…Currently, climate change is considered one of the major green environmental problems, posing great threats to human kind. International organizations, countries around the world, and companies have all realized the importance of protecting the environment (Ansari et al, 2020;Fawehinmi et al, 2020;Hameed et al, 2020;Harris et al, 2017;Ogbeibu et al, 2020;Pham, Hoang, & Phan, 2019;Pham et al, 2020;Raut et al, 2020;Ren et al, 2018Ren et al, , 2020Shahriari & Hassanpoor, 2019;Song et al, 2020). The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference reached the Paris consensus and, according to the agreement, it aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, to hold the global average temperature rise to no more than 2°C compared with preindustrial times, and to strive to control the temperature rise within 1.5°C.…”