The Impact of Green Human Resource Management on Corporate Environmental Sustainability: Mediating Role of Pro-Environmental Behavior and Moderating Role of Green Psychological Climate

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to examine how the green human resource management, pro-environmental behavior, and green psychological climate affect corporate environmental sustainability within the Pakistani manufacturing companies. The study proposed various hypotheses based on the existing literature and theories. The research employed an online survey to collect information about 350 workers in manufacturing companies in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Structural equation modelling was applied in the analysis of the empirical data of the study. The findings revealed that the pro-environmental behavior is positively influenced by green HRM practices ( = 0.55, p = < 0.001). There is a strong effect of pro-environmental behavior on the environmental sustainability of corporations (= 0.48, = 0.001). The effect of green HRM practices on corporate environmental sustainability (indirect effect = 0.26, p < 0.001) is partially mediated by pro-environmental behavior. Green psychological climate also plays a great role in moderating the effect of green HRM practices on pro-environmental behavior ( = 0.28, p < 0.001). The study can be used to contribute to the body of environmental management literature by fostering the green behavior of employees in the situation of an emerging economy