EFFECT OF GREEN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITIES: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
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2022-08-08
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Raghad AL-alawneh
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Background: Changes toward green with more focus on human resources and the environment have resulted in the emergence of new types of management, one of them being Green Human Resource Management (GHRM). GHRM can achieve sustainability by protecting “natural resources” and reducing practices that harm the environment.
Objective: This study has investigated the linkage between Green Human Resources Management (GHRM) practices as a bundle with Organizational Culture (OC) and Management Support (MS) as mediation factors and their impact on Palestinian universities’ sustainable environmental performance.
Method: The researcher proposed seven hypotheses, using the theoretical lens of Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) theory. She also conducted a review of relevant literature to serve the methodology of the study on GHRM and Environmental Human Resources Management (EHRM). Then, she used a quantitative method to collect data from 10 participant universities in Palestine; she administered a questionnaire to 351 administrative employees. The data analysis was conducted using Smart PLS.
Results: The findings indicated that GHRM positively affected Environmental Sustainability Performance (ESP). Moreover, OC and MS positively mediated between GHRM practices and ESP. This study has added value to existing literature by giving practical evidence that can help practitioners in issues related to GHRM practices and ESP with universities’ MS and OC.
Conclusion: The researcher recommends that universities ensure that senior managements and OC support environmental initiatives. She also recommends raising staff awareness about environmental issues through GHRM practices. The researcher caps her thesis with the limitations of the study and recommendations for future studies.
Keywords: Green Human Resource Management; Environmental Performance; Organizational Culture; green hiring; green training and involvement; green Performance Management; and compensation.