THE IMPACT OF GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF BATTICALOA DISTRICT:

Abstract

Thisstuclyinvestigatestlreirl,rpactofgreenhitrnanlesoLtrcemanagementon environurental perlbnnance among the financial sector of the Batticaloa District in Sri Lanka. Specifically. this stLrcly investigatcs the rnediatiug role o1' pro-environmental behaviours alci tl-re moderating role of green inclrtsive leaclership in the relatignship betr,veen green hutnan resOtlrce lnanagement erncl euvironmental perfbrtnance' In tl,e lastcor-rpleofyears.therehasbeenagrowingclemanclfbrsrtstainablebttsiness practices; hence, the inrportance of unclerstancling ho\v organizational strategies influenceerl.rployeebehavioursanclenr.ironrlentirlOlltcoll1esisbecomir-rgtnorevital' A qr-rantitative approach lvas aclopted. and clata were collected througlt strttctttred cluestionnaires 1'ronr nine linancial ir-rstitutitlns' which consisted of tl-rree banks' three finance companies, and three insnrance cotnpanies operating rvithin the Batticaloa District, witli a sarnple of 212 enlployees. creen hutnan resollrce rrlanagetnent r'vas measured through f-ive key ditnensiotls: glGen t'ect'ttitnrent' green trziining and development, gleen perfbrttrance I]lanagelnellt. greetr .coti-tpensaticlt-t" and green involvetnent. lelrent lras a direct and Tlre.resultsestablislredtltatgreerrlrutrtiltrresoLlrcen]al1al significant positive impact otr ettviroltt-uetllal perfbrnrance and this relationsliip is partially rnediated by pro-etrvirottlnental Lrehaviours" sltowirig that greerl humatl resollfce fi)altagemelrt shapes employees' pro-environnlental behayioltrs' w[ich in turn enhance their ervironmental perfbrnrance. Mocleration analysis revealed that green inclusive leadership signiticantly tnoderatecl the relationship belweeu green hnman resource llallagellellt alld erlvirgtrmetltal perfblllallce' thoLrgh the tloderating etfect was Lrnexpecteclly tregative. This indicates that higher levels of green inclr'rsive leadersliip may actually weaken. rather than strengtherl' tl,e positive effect of green lrumanresourcemanagemelrtpracticesollettvirotrlnentalperformance. These findings contribLrte to the gror'ving eviclence base fbr sustainerble human resoLlrce practicesindevelopingcottntriesanclo['rrealisticlessonsfbrf-inancialinstitr'rtions seeking to enhance their environmental pr:rtbt'tltattce ttsittg hunlan resource strategies and leadershiP. Iiel,worfls:ErnironntentulPet'fbrntttnc'e,Gt'eenLlttttttrtrResrntrceX'lunugentenl'(]reen I ncl u s iv e Le tt tle r s lt i 1t, P ro - E nv i rr t ntn e n t u I B e h ut' i ot t r's