Green Employee Empowerment as a Mediator in the relationship between GHRM and Green Creativity & Innovation: Evidence from Public Universities, Yemen
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https://doi.org/10.55074/kr52sr67الكلمات المفتاحية:
Green Human Resource Management (GHRM)، Green Employee Empowerment (GEE)، Green Employee Creativity and Innovation (GECI)، Green Recruitment & Selection، Green HR Planning، Green Talent Managementالملخص
This study examines how green employee empowerment (GEE) acts as a mediator in the interaction between green employee creativity and innovation (GECI) and green human resource management (GHRM) practices in Yemeni public universities. It examines how employee empowerment through green HRM practices influences green creativity and innovation. A descriptive analysis was conducted using primary and secondary sources of information. Structured questionnaires were distributed to three hundred and sixty-three employees in Yemeni public universities. The GHRM practices investigated included Green Recruitment, Selection, HR Planning, and Talent Management. Associations between variables were examined using AMOS structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings demonstrate that GHRM significantly improves both GECI and GEE. The association between GHRM and GECI was shown to be somewhat mediated by GEE, indicating that green creativity and innovation are enhanced by employee empowerment. In the context of developing countries, this study provides valuable information on how global human resource management (GHRM) practices empower employees to promote green innovation. It underscores the importance of empowerment in promoting sustainable organizational practices in educational settings.
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