Effects of green HRM practices on environmental performance: the role of green organisational citizenship behaviour, psychological green climate, and green self-efficacy for greening healthcare organisations

Masum Miah, Fatema Jannat, Jason Turner, Virág Walter and Gábor Szabó-Szentgróti

Social Responsibility Journal, 2026, vol. 22, issue 4, 725-759

Abstract: PurposeThis study aims to investigate how psychological green climate (PGC), green organisational citizenship behaviour (GOCB) and green self-efficacy (GSE) play a role in the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) and environmental performance (EP) in healthcare organisations.Design/methodology/approachThe research has applied a quantitative research method using partial least squares structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses from a conceptual framework derived from the literature. The research collected data from 509 employees (managerial and non-managerial) from healthcare organisations in Bangladesh employing a cross-sectional survey using two steps of non-probability sampling, i.e. purposive sampling and convenience sampling for data collection through a self-administered questionnaire.FindingsThe findings from this research are three-fold. Firstly, GHRM does not have a direct effect on EP. Secondly, PGC and GOCB partially and sequentially mediate between GHRM and EP. Thirdly, GSE and GOCB partially and sequentially mediate between GHRM and the EP of healthcare organisations.Practical implicationsThe study makes recommendations for healthcare managers and policymakers with regards ensuring environmental sustainability focusing on the employee’s behaviour and psychological factors. As the healthcare sector is a service provider to a variety of stakeholders in Bangladesh, ultimately this study contributes to society and the country as a whole.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the sustainability literature relating to healthcare organisations, applying social cognitive theory and the norm activation model to underpin the role PGC, GSE and GOCB play individually and collectively to improve EP through GHRM implementation.

Keywords: Green human resource management (GHRM); Psychological green climate; Green organisational citizenship behaviour; Green self-efficacy; Environmental performance; Healthcare organisations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-02-2025-0112

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