Impact of Green Human Resource Management Practices on Pro- Environmental Behavior through the Mediating Role of; Green Self- Efficacy

Abstract

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the role of Green Human Resource Management Practices (Green performance management and compensation and green discipline management) on the Pro-Environmental Behaviors of employees in the Hospitality industry of Pakistan. Further, the mediation of Green Self- Efficacy between GHRM and PEB is examined. The hospitality industry in Pakistan is mostly having family business hotels where the lack of awareness about the green initiatives and less interest of the management in environmental management practices was a big challenge. Most of these hotels are not encouraging the pro-environmental behaviors of their employees and little appreciation and implementation of green human resource management practices can help the hotels both financially and environmentally. The data has been collected from hotels that are registered with the government of Pakistan under the 3–5-star categories with a sample size of 160 front- line employees. The results of the study tell that Green Performance Management and Compensation positively affect the Pro-Environmental Behavior of the hotel front- line employees and Green Self- Efficacy mediates this relationship. However, Green Self- Efficacy has shown no mediation between Green Discipline Management and Pro- Environmental Behavior. This research paves a way for the policy makers to understand and identify the gap that is causing the waste mismanagement. Also, how carbon footprint can be reduced, and recycling can contribute towards achieving sustainability and environmental protection.