Testing the stakeholder pressure, relative advantage, top management commitment and green human resource management linkage

Scholars have acknowledged the importance of green human resource management (HRM). Green HRM has been considered a vital mechanism for companies to move towards a sustainable organisation. However, the factors that drive green HRM have not been thoroughly investigated. This study investigated how green HRM interacts with the linkages among relative advantage, stakeholder pressure, and top management commitment based on the Stakeholder Theory and Resource‐based view theory. Data were collected from 112 large manufacturing firms using a survey. Partial least squares modelling was used to test the hypotheses in the research. All hypotheses were accepted except for relative advantage concerning green analysis and description of job positions, green recruitment and green rewards. Overall, it offers guidelines for decision makers on how to emphasise these factors in organisations and subsequently create a culture of environmentally friendly organisations particularly from the perspective green HRM.