Employee Retention in light of Green HRM practices through the Intervening role of Work Engagement
Open Access
- 1 November 2020
- journal article
- Published by International Association for Educators and Researchers (IAER) in Annals of Contemporary Developments in Management & HR
- Vol. 2 (4), 10-19
- https://doi.org/10.33166/acdmhr.2020.04.002
Abstract
The current research examined the relationship of green human resource management practices with employees’ retention in the pharmaceutical industry of Oman. The study also checked the mediating effect of work engagement in the relationships of Green HRM practices with employee retention. Following the current purpose, the study targeted employees in the pharmaceutical industry as the unit of analyses. Five hundred seventy-six respondents were selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected through a self-administrative questionnaire. Collected data was screened through SPSS23, which concluded with 349 usable questionnaires for data analysis and assessment. Structural equation modeling via Smart PLS 3.2.8 was employed to test the proposed model. The findings of the study show a positive but insignificant association of green HRM practices toward employee retention. However, the study found a significant positive influence of green HRM practices with work engagement and work engagement with employee retention. The study also reported the mediation of work engagement in the green HRM and employee retention relationship. The findings of the study have contributed theoretically and practically.Keywords
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