Triggering employee green activism through green human resource management: The role of green organizational learning and responsible leadership

Abstract

Several studies have unveiled that green human resource management (GHRM) positively affects employees' voluntary green behaviors at work. However, the literature has overlooked the influence of GHRM on employee beyond-work green activism—employees' participation in different environmental campaigns and initiatives and supporting/influencing organizations, environmental groups, and political actions aimed at protecting the natural environment. We hypothesize that GHRM leads to employee beyond-work green activism directly and indirectly via green organizational learning. The present study also tests the moderating role of responsible leadership in the GHRM-green organizational learning link. Multisource survey data collected using the time-lagged strategy supported the proposed relationships. The findings offer important recommendations for managers that can help them signify the role of business organizations and HR practices in protecting the natural environment.