Green Human Resources Management Practices and Pro-Environmental Behavior of Knowledge Workers in Selected Private Organisations

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  • Joseph Akhigbe Omoankhanlen University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Keywords:

Green Performance Management, Green Recruitment/Selection, Knowledge Workers

Abstract

This study investigated how green human resources management practices (GHRMP) related to pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) of knowledge workers in selected organisations in Ogun State, Nigeria. All the knowledge workers in the selected private organisations formed the population but for convenience and guide against contravening government social distancing rule of COVID-19, the questionnaire were sampled via email on twenty-five (25) knowledge workers in each of the six (6) organisations studied. The sample used was 150 knowledge workers. Questionnaires were administering on respondents in each of the chosen organisation. Hypotheses were tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Findings indicated that positive relationship amongst GHRMP and PEB and it was rightly recommended that every organisation must encourage green human resource management that will improve its workforce pro-environmental behaviours.

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Published

2024-01-22

How to Cite

Joseph Akhigbe Omoankhanlen. (2024). Green Human Resources Management Practices and Pro-Environmental Behavior of Knowledge Workers in Selected Private Organisations . Journal of Profession Akseprin, 2(1), 21–30. Retrieved from https://jurnal.akseprin.org/index.php/JOPA/article/view/98

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): January-April

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