The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang

This study examined how Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) influences job satisfaction and its subsequent impact on employee retention among working adults in Malaysia post-COVID-19. This research observed that employees with environmental awareness who actively contribute to environmental cause...

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Main Authors: Bell, Adrian Assan, Yen, Ping Ki, Tang, Maggie May Jean
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spelling my.uitm.ir.1054402024-10-24T04:40:07Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105440/ The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang ijsms Bell, Adrian Assan Yen, Ping Ki Tang, Maggie May Jean Job satisfaction Retention of employees This study examined how Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) influences job satisfaction and its subsequent impact on employee retention among working adults in Malaysia post-COVID-19. This research observed that employees with environmental awareness who actively contribute to environmental causes tend to find their work more meaningful. However, there is an existing research gap concerning the correlation between GHRM and job satisfaction, as only a limited number of studies have explored the potential impact of GHRM on individual-level outcomes like job satisfaction and retention. Data were collected from 153 employed adults aged between 18 and 60 in Malaysia through an online questionnaire administered via Microsoft Forms to address this gap. The study found that GHRM positively affects job satisfaction, and job satisfaction, in turn, positively influences employee retention among working adults in Malaysia post-COVID-19. Notably, this study found that job satisfaction mediates the association between GHRM and employee retention. This research offers valuable insights for practitioners regarding the direct and indirect connections among GHRM, job satisfaction, and employee retention within the specified context. Additionally, it contributes to the GHRM literature, particularly in the Malaysian context, by advocating for a segmentation approach in hypothesis development and supporting the use of job characteristics theory and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory when determining the direct and indirect correlation between GHRM, job satisfaction, and employee retention. Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sarawak 2024-09-30 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105440/1/105440.pdf The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang. (2024) International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability (IJSMS) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/International_Journal_of_Service_Management_and_Sustainability_=28IJSMS=29/>, 9 (2): 1. pp. 1-22. ISSN 2550-1569 https://ijsmssarawak.com/ 10.24191/ijsms.v9i2.24204 10.24191/ijsms.v9i2.24204 10.24191/ijsms.v9i2.24204
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topic Job satisfaction
Retention of employees
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Retention of employees
Bell, Adrian Assan
Yen, Ping Ki
Tang, Maggie May Jean
The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang
description This study examined how Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) influences job satisfaction and its subsequent impact on employee retention among working adults in Malaysia post-COVID-19. This research observed that employees with environmental awareness who actively contribute to environmental causes tend to find their work more meaningful. However, there is an existing research gap concerning the correlation between GHRM and job satisfaction, as only a limited number of studies have explored the potential impact of GHRM on individual-level outcomes like job satisfaction and retention. Data were collected from 153 employed adults aged between 18 and 60 in Malaysia through an online questionnaire administered via Microsoft Forms to address this gap. The study found that GHRM positively affects job satisfaction, and job satisfaction, in turn, positively influences employee retention among working adults in Malaysia post-COVID-19. Notably, this study found that job satisfaction mediates the association between GHRM and employee retention. This research offers valuable insights for practitioners regarding the direct and indirect connections among GHRM, job satisfaction, and employee retention within the specified context. Additionally, it contributes to the GHRM literature, particularly in the Malaysian context, by advocating for a segmentation approach in hypothesis development and supporting the use of job characteristics theory and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory when determining the direct and indirect correlation between GHRM, job satisfaction, and employee retention.
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author Bell, Adrian Assan
Yen, Ping Ki
Tang, Maggie May Jean
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Tang, Maggie May Jean
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title The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang
title_short The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang
title_full The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang
title_fullStr The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang
title_full_unstemmed The impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee retention: Mediating role of job satisfaction / Adrian Assan Bell, Yen Ping Ki and Maggie May Jean Tang
title_sort impact of green human resource management (ghrm) on employee retention: mediating role of job satisfaction / adrian assan bell, yen ping ki and maggie may jean tang
publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sarawak
publishDate 2024
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