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Accentuating the interconnection between green intellectual capital, green human resource management and sustainability

Jing Yi Yong (School of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia)
Mohd Yusoff Yusliza (Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia)
T. Ramayah (School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Malaysia) (Department of Information Technology and Management, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh) (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia) (Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia) (Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia) (Faculty of Accounting and Management, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
Khalid Farooq (Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia)
Muhammad Imran Tanveer (Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology - Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan)

Benchmarking: An International Journal

ISSN: 1463-5771

Article publication date: 19 July 2022

Issue publication date: 22 November 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The study aims to investigate the relationships between green intellectual capital, green human resource management (HRM), and sustainability.

Design/methodology/approach

The research is based on information gathered from 112 large Malaysian manufacturing companies.

Findings

The study findings revealed that green human capital and green relational capital positively influence green HRM. In addition, green HRM positively related to social, environmental and economic performance. Besides, green HRM positively mediates the relationships between green human capital and economic, social and environmental performance. Finally, green relational capital improves sustainability (economic, environmental, and social performance) mediated by green HRM.

Originality/value

The current study contributes to the literature by examining green IC (green human capital, green structural capital, and green relational capital) as an independent variable and green HRM as a mediating variable for sustainability (economic, environmental, and social performance). The findings and recommended for the managers of large manufacturing firms and practitioners to invest in green IC to achieve sustainability through green HRM.

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Acknowledgements

Funding: This work was supported by the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS) from Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (203/ PPAMC/6730125).

Citation

Yong, J.Y., Yusliza, M.Y., Ramayah, T., Farooq, K. and Tanveer, M.I. (2023), "Accentuating the interconnection between green intellectual capital, green human resource management and sustainability", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 30 No. 8, pp. 2783-2808. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-11-2021-0641

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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