The effect of green human resource management on the social responsibility of educational organizations with the mediating role of employees' green behavior

Hamzavi, Hossein; Khademi, Abdul Wase; Mohebi, Atefe; Kameli, Mohammad Javad

The effect of green human resource management on the social responsibility of educational organizations with the mediating role of employees' green behavior

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ MA in Organizational Behavior Management, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

² MA student, Public Administration Department, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Master's student in strategic management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Human Resources, Faculty of Organizational Resources, University of Police Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Corporate social responsibility is an evolving concept that has been increasingly proposed by societies and organizations with the aim of creating sustainable organizational growth. However, there is still limited knowledge about the factors affecting this concept. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of green human resources management on the social responsibility of the organization with the mediating role of employees' green behavior. The current research is an applied research in terms of its purpose, and a descriptive-survey research in terms of collecting data and information. The statistical population of this research is 320 employees of Shiraz Azad University and the statistical sample size is 175 employees based on Cochran's formula. The data collection method was through a questionnaire and the data analysis method was from the structural equation modeling approach. The results of this research showed that green human resource management has a significant effect on the green behavior of employees and the social responsibility of the organization. Also, the green behavior of employees has a significant effect on the social responsibility of the organization; And finally, green human resource management has a significant effect on the social responsibility of educational organizations with the mediating role of employees' green behavior.

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