The Role of Green Human Resource Management on Organizations Environmental Performance with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.

2 Faculty Member of Petroleum Industry Research, Iran.

Abstract

Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the role of GHRM on the environmental performance of hospitals with emphasis on the mediating role of organizational commitment. After reviewing the literature on Green Human Resource Management, Environmental performance and Organizational Commitment the conceptual modeling and research hypotheses were formulated. The present study is of applied purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to measure the dimensions variables. Collected data were analyzed using statistical software SPSS and LISREL.The results of the data analysis show that relationship between variable in study are significant.
Introduction
Faced with internal and external pressure to adapt and implement environmental friendly business activities, it is becoming crucial for firms to identify practices that enhance their competitive advantage, economic, and environmental performance. Green human resource management (GHRM), and green behaverial examples of such practices.
The success of an organization's environmental management depends on the environmentally friendly behavior of its employees; Because their behavior improves the environmental performance of the organization as a whole. Therefore, the organization should consider how green human resource management affects the environmentally friendly behavior of employees.
Methodology
This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection. Questionnaires were used to collect the required information and to evaluate the research variables, research hypotheses and research questions. The statistical population of this study . The statistical population of the study consisted of managers and employees of public hospitals in Bushehr City. According to the Cochran table, 430 questionnaires were analyzed.
In order to measure the variables of Green human resource management, questionnaire (Shen & Benson, 2016); organizational commitment (Kim et al., 2019) and a standardized questionnaire of Paillé et al. was used to measure environmental performance. Construct and content validity of the questionnaire were investigated. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient is 0.88. Collected data were analyzed using statistical software SPSS and LISREL.
Research findings
The results of using Structural Equation Modeling technique showed that in the Hypotheses 1and 2 the path coefficient between Green Human Resource Management and environmental performance and organizational commitment is significant. in the  third Hypothesis the path coefficient between  organizational commitment and environmental performance is significant. Also, organizational commitment has a significant mediation between the relationship between Green Human Resource Management and environmental performance.
Discussion and conclusion
The results of the analysis show that Organizational Green Human Resource Management has a positive, direct and significant effect on environmental performance and organizational commitment. The results of this study are consistent with those of López-Gamero et al study and Kim et al study, which confirmed the relationship between variables.

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Public Management Researches
Volume 14, Issue 53 - Serial Number 53
November 2021
Pages 141-166

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