Abstract
The environmental performance of green buildings is receiving attention from built environment stakeholders. We introduce the concept of green human resource management (GHRM) to analyze how the performance gap in green buildings can be minimized using a human-focused design perspective. We utilize signaling theory and abilities–motivation–opportunity (AMO) theory to explain the interactions between environmental proactivity, GHRM, pro-environmental behaviors, job performance, and environmental performance. Survey data were collected from 460 employees working in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified green buildings in India and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings highlight that GHRM is likely to motivate employees to demonstrate pro-environmental behaviors and be engaged in their jobs. We also find that when organizational-level goals are effectively communicated, employees can enhance environmental performance in green buildings. Our study makes several contributions, including a framework that developing countries can use to promote environmental sustainability in the workplace.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2023
Publication Title
Business Strategy and the Environment
Publisher
Wiley
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
60254
Funders
Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living: Closing the Loop project / Open access publishing facilitated by University of South Australia, as part of the Wiley - University of South Australia agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Comments
Parida, S., Chan, C., Ananthram, S., & Brown, K. (2023). In the search for greener buildings: The role of green human resource management. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(8), 5952-5968. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3467