The Effect of Green Human Resource Management on Environmental Performance in Small Tourism Enterprises: Mediating Role of Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Meqbel Aliedan and Alaa M. S. Azazz
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Ibrahim A. Elshaer: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Meqbel Aliedan: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Alaa M. S. Azazz: Social Studies Department, College of Art, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Research on the interrelationship between green human resource management (GHRM), employee pro-environmental behaviors, and environmental performance remains very limited, especially in relation to small tourism enterprises. This research bridges a knowledge gap and examines the direct effect of GHRM on environmental performance in small tourism enterprises and the indirect effect through employee pro-environmental behaviors. For this purpose, a quantitative research approach was adopted using a pre-tested instrument. A questionnaire was handed to employees in small hotels and travel agencies in Greater Cairo, Egypt. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) showed a positive significant effect of GHRM on both types of pro-environmental behaviors (tasked-related and proactive). However, the results, surprisingly, showed no significant direct effect of GHRM on environmental performance. Notwithstanding, there was an indirect, positive, and significant effect of GHRM on environmental performance through tasked-related and proactive pro-environmental behaviors. This reflects the value and vital role of employee pro-environmental behaviors in the relationship between GHRM and environmental performance in small tourism enterprises. The research provided various implications for tourism scholars and practitioners, especially those related to small tourism enterprises. Research limitations and opportunities for further research are also discussed.

Keywords: green human resource management (GHRM); environmental performance; pro-environmental behavior; task-related pro-environmental behavior; proactive pro-environmental behavior; small tourism enterprises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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