A Serial Mediation Model of Green Workplace Behavior at Banking Sector of Pakistan: Do Green HRM Practices Matter?

Abstract

Green workplace behavior has been gaining the global intention nowadays due to severe environmental conditions around the globe. Hence, this aspect needs the focus of recent literature and the present study examines serial mediation such as the role of green human resource management (HRM) practices on the high performance work system (HPWS), HPWS role on workplace spirituality and workplace spirituality role on green workplace behavior. The study also checks the moderating role of organizational commitment among workplace spirituality and green workplace behavior. The study gathered the primary data from the employees of banking sector in Pakistan using survey questionnaires. The study also used the smart-PLS to check the serial mediation and association among variables. The outcomes indicated that serial mediation has been exist and green HRM practices has a positive association with HPWS, HPWS has a positive association with workplace spirituality and workplace spirituality has a positive association with green workplace behavior. The results also exposed that organizational commitment significantly moderates among workplace spirituality and green workplace behavior. The study guides the policymakers in establishing new policies related to enhance the green workplace behavior using effective green HRM practices, HPWS, and extensive workplace spirituality.