Green human resource management and environmental performance among hotels

Abstract

The present study explores the connection between green human resource management (GHRM) and environmental performance (EP) directly and indirectly through employees’ eco-friendly behaviour (EFB), environmental values (EVs), and green passion (GP). The study used a quantitative strategy based on the studies of Paillé et al. (2014) and Liu et al. (2023). We collected 288 usable cases through an online questionnaire. Using SmartPLS 4, the findings confirmed a significant positive effect of GHRM on EFB, EP, and EVs. On the one hand, GHRM is found to be a negative predictor of GP. Moreover, factors such as EFB and EVs positively affect EP, but GP negatively affects EP. Furthermore, mediating analysis shows a positive significant mediating effect of EFB and EVs in developing the association between GHRM and EP. On the other hand, GP negatively mediates the positive connection between GHRM and EP. The study overcomes the gaps by providing a robust theoretical framework that integrates the GHRM, EFB, EVs, and GP directly and indirectly towards EP. The study also offers the original contribution by providing empirical facts from Egyptian green hotels.