An Empirical Study on An Organized Industrial Zone: Investigating the Intermediary Function of Green Voice Behavior in the Connection between Green Human Resource Management and Environmental Performance

Year 2023, , 69 - 95, 25.10.2023

Sercan Edinsel

https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1357961

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find the mediating role of green voice behavior (GVB) in the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) and environmental performance (EP). In order to achieve the stated purpose, the study was conducted in Aydın organized industrial zone which encompasses 45 enterprieses. Data were collected by questionnaire method. And structural equation model (SEM) used in this study. 517 men and 180 women answered the questionnarie and a total of 697 questionnaires were returned. And nearly the half of this questionnaires (348) answered by food products manufacturing companies. The analyses in the study were conducted with SPSS 26 and AMOS programs. The result of the study shows that green promotive behavior (GPromVB or PROM) and green prohibitive behavior (GProhVB or PROH) has a partially mediator effect in the relationship between GHRM and EP. And GHRM has a significant effect on EP. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the study, it contributes to the integration of environmental management and Human Resource Management (HRM) theories and more holistic understanding of how organizations can effectively manage their environmental initiatives through GHRM. Based on the findings of the study, it contributes to the generalizability and external validity of GHRM principles. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that the mediating role of GVB is consistent across different organizational contexts and provides a valuable theoretical foundation for practitioners in various sectors. These results have implications for understandings about mediating role of GVB.

Keywords

green human resource management, green voice behavior, environmental performance, green practices, sustainability

Bir Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Üzerine Ampirik Bir Çalışma: Yeşil İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi ve Çevresel Performans Arasındaki Bağlantıda Yeşil Ses Davranışının Aracılık İşlevinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimi (YİKY) ile çevresel performans (EP) arasındaki ilişkide yeşil ses davranışının (YSD) aracılık rolünü tespit etmektir. Belirtilen amaca ulaşmak için, çalışma 45 işletmeyi kapsayan Aydın organize sanayi bölgesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Çalışmada yapısal eşitlik modeli kullanılmıştır. 517 erkek ve 180 kadın anketi cevaplamış ve toplam 697 anket geri dönmüştür. Bu anketlerin yaklaşık yarısı (348) gıda ürünleri üreten firmalar tarafından cevaplanmıştır. Çalışmadaki analizler SPSS 26 ve AMOS programları ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucu, yeşil teşvik edici davranış (GPromVB veya PROM) ve yeşil yasaklayıcı davranışın (GProhVB veya PROH) GHRM ve EP arasındaki ilişkide kısmen aracı etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Ve GHRM'nin EP üzerinde önemli bir etkisi vardır. Çalışmanın disiplinler arası doğası göz önüne alındığında, çevre yönetimi ve İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi (İKY) teorilerinin entegrasyonuna ve kuruluşların çevresel girişimlerini GHRM aracılığıyla nasıl etkili bir şekilde yönetebileceklerinin daha bütünsel bir şekilde anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunmaktadır. Çalışmanın bulgularına dayanarak, GHRM ilkelerinin genellenebilirliğine ve dış geçerliliğine katkıda bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca bu çalışma, GVB'nin aracılık rolünün farklı örgütsel bağlamlarda tutarlı olduğunu göstermekte ve çeşitli sektörlerdeki uygulayıcılar için değerli bir teorik temel sağlamaktadır. Bu sonuçlar, GVB'nin aracılık rolüne ilişkin anlayışlar için çıkarımlara sahiptir.

Keywords

yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimi, yeşil ses davranışı, çevresel performans, yeşil uygulamalar, sürdürülebilirlik

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