Green Human Resource Management and Green Psychological Climate: A Scoping Review Through the AMO Framework

Mabel San Román-Niaves, Sofia Morandini, Matteo Antonini and Luca Pietrantoni ()
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Mabel San Román-Niaves: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Sofia Morandini: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Matteo Antonini: Department of Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
Luca Pietrantoni: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-30

Abstract: The increasing emphasis on environmental sustainability in organizations has underscored the need to understand how human resource practices shape employee environmental behaviors and perceptions. This scoping review examines the relationship between Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) practices and Green Psychological Climate (GPC), analyzing their combined impact on organizational environmental outcomes through the Abilities–Motivation–Opportunities (AMO) framework. Following PRISMA-P guidelines, 16 empirical studies published between 2017 and 2024 were systematically reviewed. Findings reveal strong positive associations between GHRM and GPC, with green pay and rewards, performance management, and training emerging as key drivers. GPC acts as a critical mediating mechanism, facilitating the translation of GHRM initiatives into enhanced environmental performance and voluntary green behaviors. The effectiveness of these relationships is influenced by organizational factors (e.g., ethical leadership, green culture) and individual characteristics (e.g., environmental sensitivity, age). Through the AMO lens, the results suggest that an integrated GHRM system that enhances employees’ abilities, motivation, and opportunities creates synergistic effects, fostering a sustainability-oriented climate and reinforcing pro-environmental behaviors. These findings contribute to the theoretical understanding of sustainability-oriented HRM while offering practical insights for organizations seeking to align human resource practices with environmental objectives.

Keywords: green human resources management; green psychological climate; environmental behaviors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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