Influence of green human resource management on employees’ behavior through mediation of environmental knowledge of managers
Vol. 16, No 3, 2023
Ujjwal Bhattarai
Ace Institute of Management, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal ujjwalbhattrai7@gmail.com |
Influence of green human resource management on employees’ behavior through mediation of environmental knowledge of managers |
Agnieszka Lopatka
Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Szczecin, Poland E-mail: agnieszka.lopatka@usz.edu.pl ORCID 0000-0001-9775-640X Niranjan Devkota
Kathmandu Model College, Tribhuvan University, Bagbazar, Kathmandu, Nepal niranjandevkota@gmail.com ORCID 0000-0001-9989-0397 Udaya Raj Paudel
Quest International College, Pokhara University, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal udayapaudel7@gmail.com ORCID 0000-0002-5234-5081 Péter Németh
Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary nemeth.peter@sze.hu ORCID 0000-0002-7825-6773
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Abstract. Lately, there has been a rising awareness of the significance of becoming green and applying different environmental management strategies within the corporate community. This paper endeavours to explore the adoption of Green HRM practices by managers in Patan Industrial Estate. This study addresses the importance of knowledge development in relation to HRM practices and employee behavior. The goal is to see how Green HRM influences EGB in Patan Industrial Estate through mediation of managers' environmental knowledge. Exploratory research design was chosen as the primary study paradigm to determine the truth. The data was evaluated quantitatively by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The associations between the 113 replies were analyzed using SEM. According to the findings of the study, environmental knowledge does not operate as a facilitator between Green HRM and EGB. This result is also theoretically significant in terms of the AMO theory. However, Green HRM is an emerging concept that deserves more attention. Employees and organizations must make even more changes to ensure that greening processes are implemented in all of their activities. General recommendations for successful implementation of Green HRM practices include revising the vision, mission and organization policies of an organization, ensuring its ISO certification, advancement of technologies, and enhancing GHRM practices by providing training and empowering employees, as well as participating in proactive government initiatives. |
Received: August, 2022 1st Revision: June, 2023 Accepted: September, 2023 |
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DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2023/16-3/3
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JEL Classification: J24, M12, M14, O15, Q01, Q56 |
Keywords: GHRM, EGB, environmental knowledge, managers, pro-environmental behaviors, sustainability, Patan industrial estate, Nepal |