Relationship between green human resources management and organizational sustainability: Mediating effects of organizational commitment

Abstract

This empirical study investigated the nexus between green human resource management and organizational sustainability by surveying healthcare sector employees in and around Hyderabad city, an Indian metro. Five reflective constructs namely, green human resource management (GHRM), organizational commitment, and three dimensions of organizational sustainability economic, environmental, and social sustainability were assessed. Data were gathered from employees of corporate hospitals, including nurses, medical doctors, and paramedical staff working in various hospitals in Hyderabad city. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test the relationships among the constructs, and structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. The impacts of GHRM on organizational commitment, environmental sustainability, social sustainability, and economic sustainability are positive and statistically significant. Multiple mediation analysis was performed, and the results revealed that organizational commitment partially mediated the nexus between social sustainability and economic sustainability. The outcome has several implications for the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry should practice GHRM principles for organizational, economic, and environmental sustainability.