Abstract
This study sought to explore the impact of green human resource management on organizational identification and employees’ eco-friendly behavior, as well as the mediating role of organizational identification in the relationship between green human resource management and employees’ eco-friendly behavior. To achieve the study objectives, a cross-sectional quantitative study was developed, for which the data were obtained through a structured questionnaire containing the measures of the study variables. Data were collected from 235 employees from several Portuguese tourism organizations participating in the study. The Harman test and bootstrapping were applied previously to the assessment of the results. The mediation study’s hypothesis was evaluated using Baron and Kenny’s linear regression method, and subsequently complemented using the Sobel test. The findings showed that the implementation of green HRM practices in tourism organizations has a positive impact on employees’ eco-friendly behavior and on organizational identification, with the latter mediating the relationship between green human resource management and employees’ eco-friendly behavior. The study is breaking new ground because it incorporates the impact of green human resource management on organizational identification and employees’ eco-friendly behavior in a single research model, thus expanding knowledge on the subject, namely in the tourism sector in Portugal.
Highlights
In recent years, the tourism industry has been an important driver of employment in Portugal as a result of the public recognition of the country’s excellent tourism conditions [1].Tourism has become a key economic sector for Portugal during the last few decades due to the outstanding conditions the country has for this purpose
The representativeness of the economic benefits that the tourism sector provides to Portugal is important, some researchers have already observed how the effects of climate change may affect these economic activities in the country, a fact that invites researchers and managers to face these challenges for sustainable development [5]
This study arises from the attempt to fill the gap in the literature on green human resources management (GHRM), and aimed to support a change in organizational mindsets and values concerning the environment [69], providing important contributions within the scope of the application of GHRM
Summary
The tourism industry has been an important driver of employment in Portugal as a result of the public recognition of the country’s excellent tourism conditions [1].Tourism has become a key economic sector for Portugal during the last few decades due to the outstanding conditions the country has for this purpose. The tourism industry has been an important driver of employment in Portugal as a result of the public recognition of the country’s excellent tourism conditions [1]. The country is an award winner in multiple categories of tourist destinations, which express the way this business sector is currently seen by national and international authorities, such as: Europe’s. The representativeness of the economic benefits that the tourism sector provides to Portugal is important, some researchers have already observed how the effects of climate change may affect these economic activities in the country, a fact that invites researchers and managers to face these challenges for sustainable development [5]. There is internal and external pressure to protect the environment through environment-friendly services [5]
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