Unpacking Parallel Mediation Processes between Green HRM Practices and Sustainable Environmental Performance: Evidence from Uzbekistan

Alisher Khamdamov, Zhiwei Tang () and Muhammad Ali Hussain ()
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Alisher Khamdamov: School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave. West High-Tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, China
Zhiwei Tang: School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave. West High-Tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, China
Muhammad Ali Hussain: School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave. West High-Tech Zone, Chengdu 611731, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: This study primarily focused on the behavioral modifications among employees while keeping the contextual factors that enable them to strive for sustainable environmental performance in view. The aim of this research was to uncover the impact of GHRM practices on intrinsic motivation (IM), harmonious work passion (HWP), and sustainable environmental performance (SEP) in small and medium enterprises in Uzbekistan. Moreover, this study mainly investigated intrinsic motivation and harmonious work passion as potential mediators in the relationship between GHRM practices and sustainable environmental performance. Additionally, this study included green mindfulness as a moderator in the association between GHRM practices and mediators (i.e., intrinsic motivation and harmonious work passion). In total, 345 Uzbekistan employees from small and medium enterprises completed a survey. This study deployed the path-analytical approach by using Mplus 8.0. Our findings demonstrate that GHRM practices are positively associated with IM, HWP, and SEP. In addition, this research confirms that intrinsic motivation significantly mediates the relationship between GHRM practices and SEP. Consequently, harmonious work passion also significantly mediates the association between GHRM practices and SEP. Furthermore, this study shows that a high level of green mindfulness strengthens the direct effect of GHRM on IM and HWP, along with the indirect effect of GHRM practices on sustainable environmental performance. Indeed, investigating the associations among study variables via moderated mediation mechanisms remarkably contributes to the extant literature.

Keywords: GHRM practices; intrinsic motivation; harmonious work passion; green mindfulness; sustainable environmental performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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