Effects of Green HRM and CEO ethical leadership on organizations' environmental performance. Issue 6 (21st April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ren, Shuang; Tang, Guiyao; Jackson, Susan E.
• Is Part Of: International journal of manpower. Volume 42:Issue 6(2021)
• Page Start: 961
• Page End: 983
• Publication Date: 2020-04-21
• Subjects: Environmental sustainability -- Green human resource management -- Upper echelons -- Resource-based theory -- Ethical leadership; 331.1105
• DOI: 10.1108/IJM-09-2019-0414
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-7720

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: This study proposes and tests a model grounded in resource-based theory to describe how the formal rules embedded in an organization's green human resource management (GHRM) combine with informal cues communicated by members of the firm's upper echelon, including the CEO and members of the top management team (TMT), to affect a firm's environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach: Multi-source data were collected from 240 human resource managers, chief financial officers and CEOs in 80 firms. Findings: The results show that CEO ethical leadership moderates the positive relationship between GHRM and TMT green commitment, which in turn mediates the relationship between GHRM and firms' environmental performance. Originality/value: The tested importance of CEO ethical leadership as an organizational condition that amplifies the effectiveness of strategically aligned HRM systems offers new theoretical insights to advance HRM scholarship.