The Effect of Green HRM Practices on Sustainability: Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in Pakistan

Abstract

There is a growing need for the incorporation of environmental management into human resource management (HRM) that is to practice Green HRM in research. Present study aims to determine the connection between the green human resource factors like management commitment, employee empowerment, feedback & review, rewards and exit with sustainability through environmental management systems implementation. Data were collected by circulating self-administered questionnaires to 354 (males= 262, females= 92) employees of thirteen leading manufacturing organizations in Pakistan. Quantitative research methodology and convenience sampling technique were used. Data have been analyzed through descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regressions using SPSS. Results prove a significant effect of all GHRM dimensions on sustainability, and assert that manufacturing firms in a developing country like Pakistan should foster the green element in its HRM practices.