Abstract

This study investigates the mediating role of Green Human Resource Management (Green HR) in the relationship between corporate sustainability social, environmental and economic and corporate performance as perceived by managers in Jordan.  Data was gathered through questionnaires from a target population of about 3612 managers in various Jordanian firms. A required minimum sample of 347 managers was determined through use of random sampling technique. Out of 347 distributed questionnaires, 346 returned and 319 valid questionnaires received were analyzed. The response received is 91.93%.

Researchers conducted the study using quantitative research methodology while data analysis has done through SmartPLS software using PLS-SEM and predictive modeling based. According to the findings of the study, corporate sustainability positively influences corporate performance of Jordanian published companies at Amman Stock Exchange. According to the findings, Green HR is a partial mediator between corporate sustainability and corporate performance which plays an important role in the transformation of sustainability into organizational results.

According to the research, human resource sustainability practices to improve performance in organization. Future studies should use a longitudinal framework to evaluate the long-term impact of Green HR on corporate performance. This approach would lead to a more in-depth understanding of how sustainable these practices are and the cause-and-effect relationship of corporate sustainability, Green HR, and organizational performance over time.

Keywords

  • Corporate sustainability
  • Green HR
  • Corporate performance

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