Title: Do green human resource management practices contribute to sustainable performance in manufacturing industry?

Authors: Noor Ullah Khan; Mansoor Nazir Bhatti; Asfia Obaid; Abdul Sami; Abrar Ullah

Addresses: Department of Human Resource Management, NUST Business School, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan ' Department of Management Sciences, Comsats University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan ' Department of Management and HR, NUST Business School, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan ' Department of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Jhelum Campus, Jhelum, Pakistan ' Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Abstract: Sustainable performance is a key area of concern for Malaysian manufacturing firms in addressing environmental issues. The goal of this study is to examine the direct relationship between green human resource practices such as green selection and recruitment, green training and development, green assessment and sustainable performance. A quantitative research design is employed using survey primary data. Primary data collected from 248 ISO-14001 certified Malaysian manufacturing firms and analysed by SEM technique using statistical tools. Research findings confirmed a significant direct positive relationship between green human resource practices and sustainable performance within the selected firms. This study adhered recommendations and directions for future research with inherent limitations. The findings from this study will be useful for Malaysian ISO-14001 certified firms and elsewhere with a similar economy.

Keywords: green human resource practices; green selection; green training; green rewards; sustainable performance; triple bottom line; TBL.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2020.110647

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2020 Vol.19 No.4, pp.412 - 432

Received: 20 Dec 2018
Accepted: 17 Aug 2019
Published online: 27 Oct 2020 *

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