The role of green innovation in the relationship between green HRM practices and sustainable business performance; evidence from the mining industry

IF 3.3 Q2 BUSINESS

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI:10.1108/apjba-09-2023-0471

Abdul-Razak Suleman, Michael Kyei-Frimpong, Bridget Akwetey-Siaw

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PurposeDrawing on the natural resource-based view (NRBV) theory, the study aimed to examine the mediating role of green innovation (GI) in the nexus between green human resource management practices (Green HRMPs) and sustainable business performance (SBP).Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted the descriptive time-lagged research design. Data were collected from 278 managerial staff of five mining companies in Ghana at different waves within a 3-month interval. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data received using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) statistics (V. 26.0) and Smart PLS (V.4.0).FindingsThe study found that Green HRMPs significantly related more to economic performance (EP) than social performance (SP) but did not significantly relate to environmental performance (EnP). Moreover, the results revealed that GI partially mediated the nexus between Green HRMPs and both SP and EP but fully mediated the link between Green HRMPs and EnP.Originality/valueThe relevance of Green HRMPs in ensuring corporate sustainability has been largely established in the extant literature. However, there is an evidential dearth of studies in the literature concerning the mediating role of GI in the nexus between Green HRMPs and SBP, especially in developing economies context. Hence, this study serves as a significant contributing card from Ghana by advancing the NRBV theory.

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绿色创新在绿色人力资源管理实践与可持续经营业绩之间关系中的作用；来自采矿业的证据

目的本研究以基于自然资源的观点（NRBV）理论为基础，旨在研究绿色创新（GI）在绿色人力资源管理实践（Green HRMPs）与可持续经营绩效（SBP）之间的中介作用。数据收集自加纳 5 家矿业公司的 278 名管理人员，他们在 3 个月内的不同阶段参与了研究。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）统计（V.26.0）和 Smart PLS（V.4.0）对所收到的数据进行了描述性和推论性统计分析。此外，研究结果表明，GI 对绿色人力资源管理程序与 SP 和 EP 之间的关系起到了部分中介作用，但对绿色人力资源管理程序与 EnP 之间的联系起到了完全中介作用。然而，有关 GI 在绿色 HRMP 与 SBP 之间关系中的中介作用的文献研究却非常缺乏，尤其是在发展中经济体中。因此，本研究通过推进 NRBV 理论，为加纳做出了重要贡献。

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration BUSINESS-

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期刊介绍： The Asia Pacific Journal of Business Administration (APJBA) publishes original research on: Business Strategy and Policy, Accounting and Board Governance, Marketing and People Management, and Operations and Supply Chain Management. The journal welcomes practical and skill-based submissions in these areas. There is particular interest in submissions regarding: Sustainable Business Practices, Quality Management Practices, Innovation and Creativity in Management, as well as Managing a Learning Organisation. The Asia Pacific region is full of collaborations between government, NGOs and private enterprise. Submissions are welcome which contribute to our understanding of partnerships and the cross-cultural issues. Research methods vary, and the journal is interested in the full diverse of qualitative (case and action research, etc) as well as quantitative survey studies and their recommendations. The APJBA seeks to become a forum for both established scholars and early career researchers in all aspects of management and business in the Asia-Pacific region. Emphasis is on rigour and relevance, on theory and practice, in a globalised scholarly environment.