Ujjwal Bhattarai

Ace Institute of Management, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal  

ujjwalbhattrai7@gmail.com

Influence of green human resource management on employees’ behavior through mediation of environmental knowledge of managers

Agnieszka Lopatka

Institute of Economics and Finance, 

University of Szczecin, Poland

E-mail: agnieszka.lopatka@usz.edu.pl 

ORCID 0000-0001-9775-640X

Niranjan Devkota

Kathmandu Model College, Tribhuvan University, Bagbazar, Kathmandu, Nepal

niranjandevkota@gmail.com

ORCID 0000-0001-9989-0397

Udaya Raj Paudel

Quest International College, Pokhara University, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal 

udayapaudel7@gmail.com 

ORCID 0000-0002-5234-5081

Péter Németh

Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary

nemeth.peter@sze.hu 

ORCID 0000-0002-7825-6773 

Abstract. Lately, there has been a rising awareness of the significance of becoming green and applying different environmental management strategies within the corporate community. This paper endeavours to explore the adoption of Green HRM practices by managers in Patan Industrial Estate. This study addresses the importance of knowledge development in relation to HRM practices and employee behavior. The goal is to see how Green HRM influences EGB in Patan Industrial Estate through mediation of managers' environmental knowledge. Exploratory research design was chosen as the primary study paradigm to determine the truth. The data was evaluated quantitatively by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The associations between the 113 replies were analyzed using SEM. According to the findings of the study, environmental knowledge does not operate as a facilitator between Green HRM and EGB. This result is also theoretically significant in terms of the AMO theory. However, Green HRM is an emerging concept that deserves more attention. Employees and organizations must make even more changes to ensure that greening processes are implemented in all of their activities. General recommendations for successful implementation of Green HRM practices include revising the vision, mission and organization policies of an organization, ensuring its ISO certification, advancement of technologies, and enhancing GHRM practices by providing training and empowering employees, as well as participating in proactive government initiatives. 

Received: August, 2022

1st Revision: June, 2023

Accepted: September, 2023

DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2023/16-3/3

JEL Classification: J24, M12, M14, O15, Q01, Q56

Keywords: GHRM, EGB, environmental knowledge, managers, pro-environmental behaviors, sustainability, Patan industrial estate, Nepal