Green human resource management and employee ecological behaviour: the mediating role of green commitment
ISSN: 1747-1117
Article publication date: 28 February 2024
Issue publication date: 28 May 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the influence of green human resource management (Green HRM) on employee ecological behaviour (EEB) using the mediating role of green commitment.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were gathered using convenience sampling by surveying 308 academicians in five public research universities across Malaysia. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) tested the hypothesised model.
Findings
The results offered support for the hypotheses. Green HRM was related positively to EEB, and Green HRM influenced EEB indirectly via green commitment.
Practical implications
This study has significant implications for policymaking regarding higher education institutions that maintain an eco-friendly environment in Malaysia. The study offers guidelines to decision makers for enhancing EEB and environmental commitment in the workplace.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the current literature on green behaviour and Green HRM by examining these relationships and testing the mediation effect of green commitment from the developing economy of Malaysia. It also offers guidelines for policymakers and HR practitioners to promote environmental friendliness at work and create an environmentally friendly organisational culture.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS/1/2019/SS03/ UMT/02/3).
Conflict of interest: Mohd Yusoff Yusliza has received research grant from Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Previously, Juhari Noor Faezah is a PhD student and graduate research assistant of Mohd Yusoff Yusliza under the same research grant.
Citation
Noor Faezah, J., Yusliza, M.Y., Chaudhary, R., Ramayah, T. and Fawehinmi, O. (2024), "Green human resource management and employee ecological behaviour: the mediating role of green commitment", Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 20 No. 6, pp. 1157-1176. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-07-2023-0399
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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