The Moderating Role of Green Work Climate Perceptions on Green Human Resource Management and Organizational Agility of Multinational Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.47672/ejh.1539Keywords:
Green Climate Perceptions, Green Human Resource Management, Organizational Agility, Flexibility, Adaptability, SensitivityAbstract
Purpose: This study examined the moderating role of green work climate perceptions on the relationship between green human resource management and organizational agility of multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria.
Methodology: The study adopted the cross-sectional research survey design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of this study was the five (5) International (Multinational) Oil and Gas producing companies in Nigeria registered with the Department of Petroleum Resources. A census sampling was adopted hence, the entire five (5) International (Multinational) Oil and Gas producing companies in Nigeria were studied. However, for the purposes of data collection, 50 managers were used as respondents. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Statistics while the partial correlation was used to test the moderating influence of green work perceptions. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level.
Findings: Findings revealed that green work climate perceptions significantly moderate the relationship between green human resource management and organizational agility of multinational oil and gas companies in Nigeria.
Recommendations: Therefore, the study recommends that with the increasing trend of shouldering environmental responsibility, Management of multinational oil and gas companies have realized that green organizational initiatives should be supported and implemented by employees' human behavior, leading to effective environmental performance.
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