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Green human resource management, or GHRM, is a relatively new idea but is already thought to be an essential tool for fostering sustainable behavior in businesses. We intended to find out how GHRM affects worker pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) by using worker engagement (WENG) and the green psychological climate (GPC) as mediators. The study tested and analyzed the suggested model using the PLS-SEM technique via SmartPLS 4. To gather data from 324 valid respondents—HR managers and employees—we used a quantitative study approach. These participants were chosen randomly from three industrial parks in Afghanistan. The analysis's findings demonstrated that GHRM possessed a positive impact on employees' PEBs. Furthermore, the employees' pro-environmental behaviors PEBs are fostered by the green psychological climate GPC and worker engagement WENG. The study presents new findings indicating that, in the Afghanistan industrial context, GHRM both directly and indirectly affects employees' PEBs through the partially mediating effects of GPC and WENG. The present research is significant because it fills in the gaps in the literature and offers new perspectives on GHRM. Notably, there aren't many GHRM studies that focus on Afghanistan's industrial sector. Furthermore, in analyzing these connections and evaluating the mediation effects, this study contributes to the body of knowledge currently available on PEBs.  Additionally, this study makes a practical contribution to the industrial sector by offering guidance on how to improve managers' understanding of GHRM policies, enhance employee PEBs at work, and foster an environmentally friendly organizational culture.

The 21st century has witnessed a rapid surge in industrial pollution, accompanied by the depletion of natural resources, prompting a collective call to action. As a result, the greening of corporations and ecological sustainability has emerged as a matter of paramount importance for decision-makers worldwide. This study, thereby, aims to examine the implementation of environmentally responsible (Green) human resource management practices in the health sector and their influence on organizational sustainability performance. Methodologically, a descriptive approach was employed, utilizing a questionnaire survey to collect data from 250 healthcare employees within Pakistan's healthcare sector. The study's statistical outcomes indicate that green hiring positively influences economic performance but not social and environmental performance. However, green training, involvement, performance management, and compensation are all positively related to organizational sustainability performance, encompassing social, economic, and environmental aspects in Pakistan’s healthcare sector. By summing up, this study concludes the significance of customizing green HR practices for enhancing sustainability performance in the healthcare sector. It underscores the crucial role played by green human resource management practices and their impact on organizational sustainability performance in a developing country context, specifically in Pakistan.

Green human resource management practices are widely accepted and are essential for encouraging sustainable behavior in organizations. We aimed to ascertain the relationship between employees' eco-friendly behavior and Green HRM practices by employing environmental awareness as a mediator. we analyzed and tested the suggested model Employing the PLS-SEM method through SmartPLS 4. The current study employed a quantitative research approach to collect data from 346 actual respondents. From six major public universities in Afghanistan, these participants were selected randomly. Based on the investigation, it was shown that green recruitment and selection, green training and development, green performance management, and green reward and compensation possessed a positive impact on employees' eco-friendly behavior.  Additionally, environmental awareness promotes eco-friendly conduct among the staff. The research provides updated outcomes showing that, through the partially moderating impacts of environmental awareness, green HRM practices in Afghanistan's public universities both directly and indirectly influence employees' eco-friendly behavior. The current study is noteworthy since it provides fresh insights into green HRM. Additionally, by examining these relationships and assessing the mediation effects, this work adds to the amount of literature already accessible on environmentally friendly behaviors.  Furthermore, current research makes a practical contribution to public universities by suggesting guidelines on how to increase academicians' awareness of green HRM practices, enhance eco-friendly behavior at work, and develop environmentally friendly behavior.

The relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) and environmental performance (EP) has received little attention in the past, despite the hotel management discipline's mediation analysis being one of the areas examined.  To fill this research gap, the study expands upon the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) and social identity theory (SIT). It also goes beyond what has already been written by examining the relationship between environmental performance and green human resource management by examining the roles of Employee Green Commitment (EGC) and Organizational Citizenship Behavior towards the Environment (OCBE). According to a survey conducted on 273 hotel employees, it has been found that GHRM plays a positive and significant role in promoting Organizational Citizenship Behavior towards the Environment (OCBE), Employee Green Commitment (EGC), and environmental performance (EP) of hotels. Additionally, implementing green human resource management can have a considerable and favorable influence on both environmental performance and employees' commitment to eco-friendliness. It was observed that organizational citizenship behavior toward the environment and employee green commitment play a significant role in mediating the relationship between Green human resource management and hotel environmental performance. The data from the survey were analyzed using Smart-PLS 4 which involved conducting validity and reliability tests on the instruments and testing the hypothesized relationships using SEM analysis. Based on this report, it is recommended that HR managers and hotel top management develop green HRM policies to promote sustainability in the hospitality industry.

The main purpose of this study is to investigate how green human resource management (GHRM) influences environmental performance (EP) in hotels in South Africa: the mediating and moderating role of environmental concern (EC) and green human capital (GHC). The study followed the quantitative research design and a self-administer questionnaire was employed during the data collection process. Data was collected from two hundred fifteen hotels in a cross-sectional survey. The participants of this study were three-star, four-star, and five-star hotels in Gauteng province. The data was analysed using SmartPLS 4.0. The empirical findings of this study show that there is a significant positive relationship between GHRM and the EP of hotels. The study further shows that the relationship between GHRM and EP is partially mediated by EC and the relationship is also moderated by GHC at an average weight. The study has the following limitations and suggests some new study areas. First, the cross-sectional nature of the survey limits the ability to separate cause-and-effect relationships, and a longitudinal study will help to improve the results. Second, the survey was done on firms in one industry and one country. To improve the generalisability of the findings, further studies can include other industries in other countries. This paper fills a gap in the literature by exploring external business variables mediating and moderating the relationship between EC and GHC and contributes to the discussion on the contradictory results regarding the relationship between GHRM and EP.

This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of Environmental Concern, Environmental Knowledge, and Perceived Value on Purchase Intention. This is a survey research with the data collection tool used as a questionnaire. The population of this study is the potential consumers of green products in social commerce Instagram. The data sources in this study are primary data from 110 respondents using purposive sampling. The criteria for respondents in this research are potential consumers who are active on social commerce Instagram, potential consumers who intend to buy green products on social commerce Instagram, and potential consumers who know about green products. This research is done with a multiple linear regression method. The study results conclude that: i) Environmental awareness, environmental knowledge, and perceived value have a significant effect on purchase intention, ii) Environmental awareness has a positive and significant influence on purchase intention, and iii) Environmental knowledge has a positive and significant influence. On purchase intention, iv) Perceived value positively and significantly affects purchase intention.

The environmental damage that has occurred so far has sparked concern and concern for the global community. The problem of environmental damage has also received the attention of the wider community, especially Indonesian consumers, starting from air pollution, water pollution, and most phenomenal is the problem of waste pollution. This paper aims to investigate the effects of consumer buying behavior on green products in Indonesia by linking several variables, including prosocial attitudes, green consumption values, and green communication. We conducted questionnaires and obtained data from 220 respondents, which were processed using PLS-SEM. We employed a hybrid analytics method, namely descriptive and statistical analysis using SmartPLS 3. This study shows that (i) prosocial attitudes significantly had a positive effect on green consumption value, (ii) green consumption value significantly had a positive effect on green communication, and (iii) green consumption value significantly had a positive effect on purchasing behavior. Finally, (iv) green communication positively affected purchasing behavior. Lastly, this study provides practical insights into identifying innovation opportunities for green products. Understanding consumer preferences and behavior toward green products enable managers to make effective and competitive marketing and branding decisions.

An entrepreneurial approach is being highlighted by an increasing number of recent studies. The relationship between green entrepreneurial orientation (GEO) and environmental performance (EP) has been studied in the past, and it includes a number of apparatuses. The research's inconsistent findings are likely caused by the absence of the mediating and moderating effects of green competitive advantage (GCA) and green innovation (GI). This study investigates how GEO influences EP Johannesburg municipality in the Gauteng province: the role of GCA and GI. The data was collected form 424 respondents across the Johannesburg municipality. The data was analysed using SmartPLS 4.0. The empirical findings of this study show that there is a significant positive relationship between GEO and the EP of SMEs. The study further shows that the relationship between GEO and EP is partially mediated by GCA and the relationship is also moderated by GI at an average weight. This paper fills a gap in the literature by exploring external business variables mediating and moderating the relationship between GEO and EP and contributes to the discussion on the contradictory results regarding the relationship between GEO and EP. The study suggests some recommendations on how the managers of SMEs can improve GEO. These include the provision of training and development workshops on environmental strategy for management and employees.

Plastic has become the most waste in the world. No less evidence that the plastic we buy directly or indirectly from modern retail has caused global waste that cannot be disposed of from the face of the earth. Therefore, studies need to find out what factors can be used to reduce consumptive activities on plastic bags in modern retail. In this study, research data was obtained from businesspeople to confirm the factors that reduce purchase intention so that customers and businesspeople of modern retail can use alternatives to plastic bags such as paper bags, biodegradable bags, or goody bags. By exploring questionnaire data using SEM PLS, it was found that the elements of Green Procurement, Green Supply Chain Management, Green Marketing Strategy, and Customers' Environmental Attitudes positively and significantly became the main role in influencing purchase intention with a green concept to replace single-use plastic bags in modern retail.

This study investigates the impact of green self-identity, self-congruity, and perceived value on consumer purchase intention toward bioplastic products. This study uses a quantitative and purposive sampling method to collect data. The total number of respondents is 250 respondents. The proposed hypotheses are tested using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This study finds that green self-identity has a positive effect on perceived value. While self-congruity moderates the relationship between green self-identity and perceived value. In addition, perceived value has a positive impact on purchase intention, and green self-identity has a positive effect on purchase intention.

Although many studies on green marketing were conducted, factors influencing consumers toward their green purchases, for instance, perceived consumer effectiveness, still need to be explored. This study investigates factors such as eco-labels, product attributes, perceived consumer effectiveness, and environmental concern about green product purchases. The study surveyed 200 Indonesian students who purchased and used The Body Shop products. Overall, all the proposed hypotheses are supported. Specifically, eco-labels positively affect both product attributes and perceived consumer effectiveness. While both products attributes and perceived consumer effectiveness positively influence environmental concerns. The last hypothesis related to environmental concerns and green purchases also shows a positive relationship. Lastly, a green marketing strategy is discussed and proposed as the study's implication.

Environmental awareness is essential to maintain the balance of ecosystems in the world. One of them is reducing the use of plastic bags in shopping, which can reduce plastic waste heaps. Environmental awareness relates to a person's religiosity, whereas religiosity is the belief to behave rightly and wrongly.  Religiosity and environmental awareness also relate to the Green Purchase Intention because it contributes to consumers' increasing interest in not damaging the environment.   This study aims to determine the influence of religiosity on environmental concern, the influence of religion on green purchase intention, and the influence of environmental concern on green purchase intention. This research was conducted with the criteria of respondents who have visited retail, cafes, and restaurants, who have campaigned against the green environment. This study was conducted in Central Java with 100 respondents using the WarpPls analysis tool.  This research resulted in findings that (i) religiosity has a significant effect on Environmental Concern, (ii) Religiosity has a significant effect on Green Purchase Intention, and (iii) Environmental Concern has a significant effect on Green Purchase Intention. Retailers, cafes and restaurants need to pay more attention to the green environment component because high religiosity consumers have high green purchase intentions. Retailers, cafes and restaurants need to pay more attention to the green environment component because high religiosity consumers have high green purchase intentions. These components include increasing green products, green packaging, and green shopping bags.  

This study investigates the determinants of behavioral intention to purchase a green product, such as relative advantage, compatibility, ease of use, and visibility of the attitude and its effect on behavioral intentions. This study employed a quantitative research method. A purposive sampling method was used to collect the data. A total of 300 respondents were successfully managed. The proposed hypotheses are tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The study finds that relative advantage, compatibility, ease of use, and visibility positively affect attitudes. Furthermore, the attitude has a positive influence on behavioral intentions.

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of green creativity and environmental commitment on business performance by considering the mediating influence of circular economy implementation in batik craft small and medium industries in Sleman Regency. This study is carried out using a quantitative method, with several samples of 120 respondents, the owner or manager of the natural dye batik crafts enterprise in Sleman Regency. The sampling technique is using a non-probability sampling technique. The data is collected by distributing questionnaires electronically. The research variables used in this study are green creativity and environmental commitment as the exogenous variable, business performance as the endogenous variable, and circular economy implementation as mediating variable. The data analysis is carried out using Partial Least Square (PLS) with the software of SmartPLS 3.0. The results of this study show that: (1) Green creativity has a significant favorable influence on the business performance of batik craft SMEs in Sleman Regency; (2) Environmental commitment has a significant positive influence on circular economy implementation; (3) Circular economy implementation has a significant positive influence on business performance, and (4) Circular economy implementation is not proven as mediating variable in the relationship of environmental commitment and business performance in batik craft SMEs in Sleman Regency. This study provides suggestions for batik owners to increase the creation of product samples for customers by utilizing virtual services to reduce the exploitation of natural resources. Further research is required at different times since this study is carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This empirical study seeks to examine the effect of purchase intention within the scope of corporate social responsibility. Via the housing sector in Garden City in Sulaymaniyah City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. For this study, the data was collected through primary sources using a survey questionnaire to collect data from 181 customers. The obtained data were analyzed using statistical tools like SPSS V.24. The results showed a relationship between corporate social responsibility and purchase intention. Following the recommendation, The Halabja Group should seek to increase corporate social responsibility by using the appropriate strategic direction towards achieving their goals, and that is by setting short-, medium, and long-term plans to achieve them.

[Retracted Paper] Conversations on green human resource management (GHRM) are relatively new in the canon of human resource discourse. Existing studies have been focused on industrial and service industries of the private sector leaving a research gap in the public sector establishment, especially at the municipality level of governance. This study aims to address this gap by interrogating the perception and understanding of green behaviour and the evaluation of green behaviour performance. A total of 12 unit managers and employees of the human resource management department of the eThekwini municipality were purposively recruited based on existing knowledge of the green behaviour concept. The semi-structured interview approach was used in eliciting qualitative data. The NVivo (v.12) qualitative software was employed for the identification of themes and the content qualitative analytical tool was employed to make sense of the various themes. The findings show a range of perceptions and understanding of green behavior including change in management behaviour towards environmental sustainability goals, moving towards a paperless environment, re-engineering and automation of work process and safeguarding the environment through pro-environmental behaviours. The evaluation of employees’ green behaviour performance can be achieved through regular introspection and monitoring of the operations of green environmental activities, the integration of green behaviour targets with key performance indicators (KPI) and the benefits of green behaviour to the organisation. The study echoes the need for robust managerial support and massive organizational awareness of the importance of green behaviours for a sustainable work environment.

Studies about the environment are still limited, especially on SME activities whose activities have an impact on the environment. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the effect of environmental commitment on circular economy implementation in the small batik industry in Sleman Regency. This study uses quantitative approach with 119 respondents as sample who are owners or managers of the natural dye batik industry in Sleman Regency. The sampling technique uses nonprobability sampling. The data is collected by distributing questionnaires electronically. The research variables are environmental commitment as the independent variable and circular economy implementation as the dependent variable. Researchers use SPSS to analyze the data. The results of the study indicate that environmental commitment has a positive and significant effect on the circular economy implementation in the small batik industry in Sleman Regency. The implication of this study is to enhance the literature and insight for business owners of the batik industry in Sleman Regency to increase the commitment to being responsible to the environment such as to conduct practices that do not damage the environment which will increase the circular economy implementation. Further research needs to examine the impact of the circular economy implementation on business sustainability.

The use of a product that is not environmentally friendly has become a crucial issue in preserving the environment. The waste from marketing activities, such as plastic waste, is currently becoming a threat to the environment and the economic sector. Companies must understand this problem and respond to it by providing products or services that can minimize environmental damage. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of green knowledge, green brand, and willingness to be environmentally friendly toward a green purchase behavior. The object of this study is consumers in Bandung City, Indonesia, who have the experience of purchasing environmentally-friendly products such as eco-bag (shopping bags) as a means to minimize plastic waste. This study uses a quantitative method with explanatory research. The samples are taken from 125 respondents who were collected in three days in different places. The results of this study indicate that there is a quite high influence of green knowledge, green brand, and willingness to be environmentally friendly in explaining consumer purchasing behavior. This study provides the implication that in order to increase the purchase of green products, companies need to educate consumers regarding the benefits of using an environmentally-friendly product and provide a brand image that can support and promote green marketing.

This study discusses the trend about green human resource management (GHRM) conducted by researchers in international scope. This study aims to understand: (a) the distribution and research links about GHRM in the last 5 years; (b) the level of productivity of GHRM researchers; and (c) the distribution map and international publication of GHRM research according to the keywords. The data collection is done by conducting a data search through Scopus using the keywords of ‘strategic human resource management with the category, article title, abstracts, and keywords during the last five years (2016-2021). The data choice is only based on the articles that have been published and focused on the field of business, management, and accounting. The data is then exported into CSV (comma-separated values) format. The trend of the development of international publications in the GHRM field is analyzed using VosViewer software. The research results show that the development of the instrumentation field in 2016-2021 indexed by Scopus has the highest occurrence in 2020, which reached 78 publications (29.66%). The international publication of the GHRM field is mostly published by the Journal of Cleaner Production, while the most productive author in GHRM is Charbel Jose, Chiapetta Jabbour.

To obtain a comprehensive view of the apparel disposal behaviors of young U.S. consumers, this study evaluated antecedents of apparel disposal behaviors using a framework based on the theory of reasoned action (TRA), categorization theory, and prior literature. Data were obtained from a convenience sample of undergraduate students at a large U.S. Midwestern university through a self-administered online survey. A final sample of 358 usable surveys was analyzed through the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) with Amos. The results supported the proposed relationships between environmental apparel knowledge and attitude toward sustainable methods of apparel disposal. In addition, the proposed relationships between attitude and apparel disposal intention (intention to discard, donate, reuse, or resell) were all supported except for intention to resell. While the results showed a significant and positive relationship between subjective norms and intention to resell or donate apparel, no significant relationship was shown between subjective norms and intention to reuse or discard apparel. In addition, subjective norms were a positive and significant antecedent of attitude. Lastly, respondents’ intention to engage in a particular apparel disposal behavior corresponded with the actual apparel disposal behavior.