Title: How green human resource management influences employee pro-environmental behaviour: the mediation effects of green self-efficacy, green mindfulness and green transformational leadership

Authors: Bui Thi Thao Hien; Hien Chau Nguyen Vo; Que Nguyet Tran

Addresses: International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ' International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ' Management Department, RMIT University, Vietnam

Abstract: Climate change has become a pressing global issue, with significant economic and environmental consequences. Vietnam is facing alarming rates of environmental degradation and resource depletion, especially in the manufacturing industry. The study examines the influence of green human resource management on pro-environmental behaviour. Additionally, this study seeks to analyse the mediating roles of green mindfulness and green self-efficacy, green transformational leadership in the relationship between green human resource management and pro-environmental behaviour. This study uses the structural equation model based on 536 respondents from the Vietnam manufacturing industry. The results highlight how green mindfulness, green self-efficacy, and green transformational leadership both directly and indirectly affect pro-environmental behaviour. This research contributes to the literature by demonstrating how the development of green human resource management practices can enhance green mindfulness, green self-efficacy, green transformational leadership, and pro-environmental behaviour. It offers valuable insights for industry leaders and policymakers in formulating effective green human resource management practices and strategies to promote environmental sustainability within the Vietnamese context.

Keywords: green human resource management; green self-efficacy; green mindfulness; pro-environmental behaviour.

DOI: 10.1504/JIBED.2025.149792

Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 2025 Vol.17 No.3, pp.335 - 359

Received: 24 Mar 2025
Accepted: 22 Jul 2025
Published online: 12 Nov 2025 *

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