Abstract:
Thisstuclyinvestigatestlreirl,rpactofgreenhitrnanlesoLtrcemanagementon
environurental perlbnnance among the financial sector of the Batticaloa District in Sri
Lanka. Specifically. this stLrcly investigatcs the rnediatiug role o1' pro-environmental
behaviours alci tl-re moderating role of green inclrtsive leaclership in the relatignship
betr,veen green hutnan resOtlrce lnanagement erncl euvironmental perfbrtnance' In tl,e
lastcor-rpleofyears.therehasbeenagrowingclemanclfbrsrtstainablebttsiness
practices; hence, the inrportance of unclerstancling ho\v organizational strategies
influenceerl.rployeebehavioursanclenr.ironrlentirlOlltcoll1esisbecomir-rgtnorevital'
A qr-rantitative approach lvas aclopted. and clata were collected througlt strttctttred
cluestionnaires 1'ronr nine linancial ir-rstitutitlns' which consisted of tl-rree banks' three
finance companies, and three insnrance cotnpanies operating rvithin the Batticaloa
District, witli a sarnple of 212 enlployees. creen hutnan resollrce rrlanagetnent r'vas
measured through f-ive key ditnensiotls: glGen t'ect'ttitnrent' green trziining and
development, gleen perfbrttrance I]lanagelnellt. greetr .coti-tpensaticlt-t" and green
involvetnent.
lelrent lras a direct and
Tlre.resultsestablislredtltatgreerrlrutrtiltrresoLlrcen]al1al
significant positive impact otr ettviroltt-uetllal perfbrnrance and this relationsliip is
partially rnediated by pro-etrvirottlnental Lrehaviours" sltowirig that greerl humatl
resollfce fi)altagemelrt shapes employees' pro-environnlental behayioltrs' w[ich in turn
enhance their ervironmental perfbrnrance. Mocleration analysis revealed that green
inclusive leadership signiticantly tnoderatecl the relationship belweeu green hnman
resource llallagellellt alld erlvirgtrmetltal perfblllallce' thoLrgh the tloderating etfect
was Lrnexpecteclly tregative. This indicates that higher levels of green inclr'rsive
leadersliip may actually weaken. rather than strengtherl' tl,e positive effect of green
lrumanresourcemanagemelrtpracticesollettvirotrlnentalperformance.
These findings contribLrte to the gror'ving eviclence base fbr sustainerble human resoLlrce
practicesindevelopingcottntriesanclo['rrealisticlessonsfbrf-inancialinstitr'rtions
seeking to enhance their environmental pr:rtbt'tltattce ttsittg hunlan resource strategies
and leadershiP.
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