1Professor of OB and HR, Faculty of Commerce, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, CMP Degree College, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 28 October, 2020.
The main aim of this paper is to propose and validate an instrument to measure Green HRM and their dimensions, which play significant role towards environmental sustainability.
The study is descriptive in nature and for the purpose of data collection a semi- structured questionnaire adapted from Arulrajah et al (2015) have been used. Sample-size constitutes 408 group-C employees of Indian Railways determined with the help of published table of Zikmund (2011). The Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analysis was used to confirm the factor structure of the study.
The study identified 29 items for measuring GHRM grouped into five elements namely, green training, green performance evaluation, green employee discipline management and green employee relations which psychometric properties found valid.
This study is the first and also the most comprehensive one to measure main Green HRM practices for environmental sustainability, which can provide broader focus for further research and policy makers.
The value of this paper is the identification, and validations of Green HRM practices, which influence environmental sustainability in Indian Railways. The presented measurement model offers useful insights on how organizations should strategically align their human resource functions with environmentally sustainable activities for competitive advantages.
Green HRM practices, Environmental sustainability, Psychometric Testing and Environmental performance
