Green Human Resource Management Practices and Employee Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Green Engagement and Organizational Commitment

Abstract

By highlighting the corporate commitment to promoting environmental sustainability in the workplace and the elements that influence green participation, the article explores how the practices of Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) can impact the green behaviour of the employees. With the growing adoption of sustainable HR practices to respond to environmental challenges, it has become important to comprehend the way in which sustainable HR practices determine environmental performance among employees. The research is based on methodical empirical research, which is postulated by the means of survey-based data gathering among the employees of the organizations that put into practice GHRM initiatives, and the correlations between the variables are evaluated with the help of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in order to estimate both direct and indirect impacts. The findings show that GHRM policies have a beneficial impact on employees' green behaviour, and that commitment to the organization and green engagement are important mediating factors in strengthening the link. The more engaged employees are in sustainability-related endeavours, and the greater their emotional attachment towards their organization, the more they are likely to have responsible workplace environmental behaviour. These results highlight the significance of behavioral and psychological aspects of employees that have a significant impact on policy implementation in addition to GHRM efficacy. Practically, the study has significant implications for HR managers and policymakers as it highlights the necessity to ensure that employees follow green methods and that organizational commitment is established through sustainable HR practices. The research paper, by complementing the GHRM-employee behaviour relationship with regulating psychological principles, forms part of a body of literature regarding the management of human resources that is sustainable and offers a deeper insight into how HR practices can eventually result in the sustainability of the environment at the organizational level.