An Empirical Study on an Organized Industrial Zone: Investigating the Intermediary Function of Green Voice Behavior in the Connection between Green Human Resource Management and Environmental Performance

The aim of this study is to find the mediating role of green voice behavior (GVB) in the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) and environmental performance (EP). In order to achieve the stated purpose, the study was conducted in Aydın organized industrial zone which encompasses 45 enterprieses. Data were collected by questionnaire method. And structural equation model (SEM) used in this study. 517 men and 180 women answered the questionnarie and a total of 697 questionnaires were returned. And nearly the half of this questionnaires (348) answered by food products manufacturing companies. The analyses in the study were conducted with SPSS 26 and AMOS programs. The result of the study shows that green promotive behavior (GPromVB or PROM) and green prohibitive behavior (GProhVB or PROH) has a partially mediator effect in the relationship between GHRM and EP. And GHRM has a significant effect on EP. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the study, it contributes to the integration of environmental management and Human Resource Management (HRM) theories and more holistic understanding of how organizations can effectively manage their environmental initiatives through GHRM. Based on the findings of the study, it contributes to the generalizability and external validity of GHRM principles. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that the mediating role of GVB is consistent across different organizational contexts and provides a valuable theoretical foundation for practitioners in various sectors. These results have implications for understandings about mediating role of GVB.