The impact of green human resources management practices on employees’ green behavior: The moderating role of employee work engagement

Abstract

Green behavior - GB, has gained prominence in attaining a sustainable environment, forming parts of ethical strategies in organizations. As a result, academics are increasingly focused on investigating the antecedents of GB, to understand the driving factors of this phenomenon. This research aims to explore the impact of GHRM practices on the GB of employees, and the mediating role of GPC between GHRM, EGB and the moderating role of EWE on the GPC-EGB in Saudi Arabia. Inclusion of data via questionnaire was used in various Saudi companies, where responses of employees were given within a range of 213. The hypotheses were tested using SmartPLS. The findings showed that GTD, GPM, and GCM make significant contributions to GPC. Nonetheless, GRS had no noticeable relationship with GPC. GPC revealed a mediated impact of GTD, GPM, and GCM on green behavior of employees with no mediation between GRS and EGB. The correlation between GPC and EGB also occurs through EWE as insignificant. To be sustainable and productive green practices should be employed. GHRM ought to promote awareness amongst employees; sustainability aims to boost friendly attitudes.