Linking Green Human Resource Management Practices with Green Employee Behavior: The Role of Environmental Knowledge as a Mediator

Abstract

Past empirical researches have shown concern regarding the importance of creation of knowledge among green human resources management (GHRM) practices and employees’ green behavior (EGB). The main objective of current research is to investigate environmental knowledge (EK) as a mediator among GHRM practices and green behavior of Thai public sector higher educational institutions lecturers. The crosssectional research determines the process through which GHRM practices affect the EGB in Thai public sector higher educational institutions by the mediating role of EK. In this research, GHRM practices involves green recruitment and selection, green training, green pay and rewards, green involvement and participation and green performance management and EGB is assessed through environmental management system. In order to evaluate the relationship from 375 useable responses, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used. The results of this research indicate that EK has a full mediating effect on GHRM practices and GEB. The results provided theoretical contributions in the form of AMO theory.