Understanding the Nexus of Green Human Resources Management Green Employees Behavior and Green Culture in Healthcare of KP, Pakistan

Abstract

Green culture encompasses a set of beliefs, values and attitude of employees concerned to natural surroundings. Similarly, green human resource management (GHRM) is a critical institutional strategy as human resource department promoting green behavior (GB) of employees which lead to achieve green culture (GC) of institution. The aim of the current study is endeavors to investigate the mediating role of GB in the relationships of GHRM and GC in the healthcare sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).In this connection, one hundred and seventy doctors were selected as a sample serving among public sector hospitals. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to obtain sample. In which 170 filled questionnaires were received back with a percentage of 59 return rate, where as 20% were female doctors with an average age rate were 35 years of and 80% male doctors having average rate of 39 years. Four hypotheses were established for the study. This study result confirms a positive significant relationship between GHRM and GC and between GHRM and GB. The result also confirms the relationship between GB and GC, while GB mediates the linkages between GHRM and GC. All hypotheses of the study were accepted. There were some limitations of the study and finally, future directions have been given for those of policy makers and those who are interested to work further in the same area.