Linking employee green behavior and green innovation to green human resource management: Insights from a construction company
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Navila Amira Dewi(1*)
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, IPB University
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Furqon Syarief Hidayatulloh(2)
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, IPB University
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Pudji Muljono(3)
Department of Communication of Rural and Agricultural Development, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University
(*) Corresponding Author
Keywords:
Green Human Resource Management, Employee Green Behavior, Green Innovation
Abstract
This study aims to examine the influence of employee green behavior and green innovation on green human resource management within a construction company context. A quantitative explanatory approach was employed, using survey data collected from employees and analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modeling. The findings indicate that both employee green behavior and green innovation play important roles in shaping green human resource management practices, with employee driven environmental behavior emerging as the more influential factor. Together, these variables explain nearly half of the variation in green human resource management, highlighting the importance of behavioral and innovation based mechanisms in institutionalizing sustainability practices. The study contributes to the literature by adopting a bottom up perspective, demonstrating that green human resource management may develop in response to employee actions and innovation initiatives rather than solely through managerial directives. This research is limited to a single organizational context, which may restrict generalizability. Future studies are encouraged to incorporate additional organizational factors and broader industry settings to enrich understanding of green human resource management development.
Keywords: Green Human Resource Management; Employee Green Behavior; Green Innovation
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.03.004
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https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190802479389
Kivimaa, P., & Kautto, P. (2010). Making or breaking environmental innovation? Technological change and innovation markets in the pulp and paper industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 18(7), 631–639.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.12.004
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Norton, T. A., Zacher, H., & Ashkanasy, N. M. (2014). Organisational sustainability policies and employee green behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 38, 49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.01.004
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9434.2012.01478.x
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Saeed, B. B., Afsar, B., Hafeez, S., Khan, I., Tahir, M., & Afridi, M. A. (2018). Promoting employees’ pro-environmental behavior through green human resource management practices. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 26(2), 424–438. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1694
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7941.12147
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126281
Zhang, J., Ouyang, Y., Ballesteros Pérez, P., Li, H., & Philbin, S. P. (2022). Green innovation and firm performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 330, 129827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129827
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Published
2026-07-01
How to Cite
Dewi, N., Hidayatulloh, F., & Muljono, P. (2026). Linking employee green behavior and green innovation to green human resource management: Insights from a construction company. Journal of Management : Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), 19(2), 661-671. https://doi.org/10.35508/jom.v19i2.26842
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