The Impact of Green Human Resource Management on Employee Green Behavior: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction

Jiajun Cui; Long Zhang; Jingwen Pan; Junlong Zhang

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The Impact of Green Human Resource Management on Employee Green Behavior: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction

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Jiajun Cui¹, Long Zhang¹^{, 2}^{, *}, Jingwen Pan³, Junlong Zhang⁴

¹Faculty of Business, City University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China

²School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China

³Poly Gemstone Culture Industry Development co. Ltd, Beijing, 100005, China

⁴School of Environment and Geography, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: zhangl@cugb.edu.cn

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Long Zhang

Available Online 30 July 2026.

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Keywords: green human resource management; employee green behavior; job satisfaction; perceived organizational support
Abstract: Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) integrates sustainability principles throughout the employee lifecycle (recruitment, development, utilization, and retention) to promote Employee Green Behavior (EGB), serving as a crucial driver for corporate high-quality development and enhanced ESG performance. Grounded in social exchange theory, organizational support theory, and self-determination theory, this study establishes a conceptual framework linking GHRM with EGB, while examining the mediating effect of job satisfaction (JS) and the moderating role of perceived organizational support (POS). Analysis of 258 survey responses from manufacturing, utility, and energy enterprises in Shandong Province, China reveals that: (1) GHRM significantly positively influences EGB; (2) job satisfaction mediates the GHRM-EGB relationship; and (3) POS positively moderates this effect. The findings offer theoretical insights and practical recommendations for implementing GHRM policies to enhance employee satisfaction and foster green behaviors.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2026 11th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2026)
Series: Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date: 30 July 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-701-9
ISSN: 2352-5428
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-701-9_57 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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