DO GREEN HRM PRACTICES INFLUENCE EMPLOYEE ECOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR?

Previous studies have demonstrated an increasing awareness among business communities about the importance of green practices. Green human resource management (HRM) has become a crucial business strategy for any organizations because the human resource department can play a key role in going "green". This study aims to test the relationship between green HRM practices and employee ecological behavior (EEB) through green transformational leadership and green self-efficacy. Data was collected from 460 respondents from the five largest Malaysian research universities. The current work is among the first to establish the strong positive effects of green HRM practices on green self-efficacy and transformational leadership. This study is one of the pioneer studies examining the mediating role of green transformational leadership and green self-efficacy in green HRM and EEB, (i) green HRM practices, (ii) workers' green self-efficacy, and (iii) green transformational leadership at work significantly boosted EEB. This study discusses the practical implications of these findings for managers, practitioners, and policymakers, providing valuable insights for enhancing environmental sustainability in organizations. The study also identifies avenues for future research in this domain.