Green Practices, Green Employees: The Implications of Leaders and HR Practices on Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior in China's Petroleum industry

Chunyan LIU, Zhanfang SUN

Abstract：

     Drawing on the theory of leader-member exchange and the theory of green human resource management, this study explores the stimulation of green behavior among employees in China’s petroleum enterprises to promote sustainable development, and constructed an integrated model based on a questionnaire survey conducted among in-service employees from 18 Chinese petroleum enterprises to analyze the relationship between leader-member exchange, green human resource management, and employees’ green behavior, as well as to examine the regulating role of psychological capital in this relationship. The research results show that there is a positive correlation between leader-member exchange, green human resource management, and employees’ green behavior, which can be strengthened by psychological capital. Therefore, it is recommended in this paper that leaders establish a strong interactive relationship with employees, organize and improve internal green systems, cultures, and strategies, pay attention to the cultivation of employees’ psychological capital, enhance employees’ confidence and hope, and encourage and organize employee to participate in the activities such as green knowledge training and skill competition, in the hope to improve their level of green behavior.

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Key words:

Leader-Member Exchange; Green Human Resource Management; Psychological Capital; Employees’ Green Behavior; Petroleum Enterprises

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How to cite: 

Chunyan LIU, Zhanfang SUN. 2024. Green Practices, Green Employees: The Implications of Leaders and HR Practices on Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior in China's Petroleum industry, American Journal of Advanced Integrated Science, 6(2): 17-34.

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Green Practices, Green Employees: The Implications of Leaders and HR Practices on Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior in China's Petroleum industry
AU  - Chunyan LIU 
AU  - Zhanfang SUN
JO  - American Journal of Advanced Integrated Science
AB  - Drawing on the theory of leader-member exchange and the theory of green human resource management, this study explores the stimulation of green behavior among employees in China’s petroleum enterprises to promote sustainable development, and constructed an integrated model based on a questionnaire survey conducted among in-service employees from 18 Chinese petroleum enterprises to analyze the relationship between leader-member exchange, green human resource management, and employees’ green behavior, as well as to examine the regulating role of psychological capital in this relationship. The research results show that there is a positive correlation between leader-member exchange, green human resource management, and employees’ green behavior, which can be strengthened by psychological capital. Therefore, it is recommended in this paper that leaders establish a strong interactive relationship with employees, organize and improve internal green systems, cultures, and strategies, pay attention to the cultivation of employees’ psychological capital, enhance employees’ confidence and hope, and encourage and organize employee to participate in the activities such as green knowledge training and skill competition, in the hope to improve their level of green behavior.
PD  - 31/12/2024
Y1  - 2024
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 17
EP  - 34
UR  - https://www.ajais.org/toc/20240602/240602-17
J2  - Am. J. Adv. Integr. Sci.
LA  - en
KW  - Leader-Member Exchange
KW  - Green Human Resource Management
KW  - Psychological Capital
KW  - Employees’ Green Behavior
KW  - Petroleum Enterprises
ER  -​

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