Authors : Nurul Shazwani Mohtar and Ismi Rajiani
Abstract: The buzzing world of sustainability has led to soaring growth of literatures on green marketing, green accounting, green retailing, green supply chain management and green general management. But Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) study on how this field contributes in preserving environment is hardly found. The polarization between “best fit“ and “best practice in HRM make difficult to measure human resource management output. Drawing on the classical AMO framework emphasizing the necessity of employees to possess abilities, motivation and be given opportunity to perform, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) will be used to spot the terrain for further study on green human resources management in Malaysian setting by referring to ability and opportunity. Motivation is put aside as within Asian setting which is collectivist in nature, the obedience to authority is high. As GHRM is relatively new, this study explores literature fitted GHRM practices in responding to the current trend shifting from pro-economic to pro-social then pro-environment. This way, under the AMO concept, this scrutinizes the necessity to initiate GHRM practices in manufacturing companies of Malaysia by integrating ability and opportunity of people within organizations. Finally, the model is expected to support the recent National Green Policy.
Nurul Shazwani Mohtar and Ismi Rajiani, 2016. Conceptual Model in Using Ability and Opportunity as GHRM Framework to Determine Environmental Performance. International Business Management, 10: 3840-3846.