Entrepreneurial Leadership and Green Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Green Soft and Hard Talent Management with a Dual Theoretical Lens

Li Yan, Zeeshan Ahmed (), Mishal Khosa, Abdulaziz Fahmi Omar Faqera, Afeez Kayode Ibikunle and Ayesha Rashid Khan
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Li Yan: Department of Management Sciences, Lyceum of Philippines University, Batangas Campus, Batangas City 4200, Philippines
Zeeshan Ahmed: Southern Business School, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Mishal Khosa: Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management Sciences, ILMA University, Karachi 75190, Pakistan
Abdulaziz Fahmi Omar Faqera: School of Government, College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia
Afeez Kayode Ibikunle: School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia
Ayesha Rashid Khan: Southern Business School, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan 60800, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-23

Abstract: The implementation of green initiatives by hospitality employees can significantly enhance the environmental sustainability of hospitality firms. However, there is a lack of research exploring the mechanisms influencing hospitality employees’ green innovative work behavior (GIWB). Through the mediation paths of green soft talent management (GSTM) and green hard talent management (GHTM), this study seeks to investigate how entrepreneurial leadership promotes GIWB. The data from 366 employees and managers in Pakistan’s hospitality industry were collected through a survey method using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that the effects of entrepreneurial leadership on GIWB, the direct effects of GSTM and GHTM, and the interaction effects between entrepreneurial leadership and GIWB are substantial. Based on the upper echelons theory and the resource-based view concept, this study extends research on the leadership–GIWB macro nexus and increases our understanding of the mechanisms behind employee GIWB, particularly in the hospitality setting.

Keywords: entrepreneurial leadership; green soft talent management; green hard talent management; green innovative work behavior; hospitality; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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