Research Article

EFFECT OF GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES ON EMPLOYEE GREEN BEHAVIOURIN SOME SELECTED HOTELS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

1 Department ofBusiness Administration, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State Nigeria
2 *Department ofEntrepreneurship, School ofInnovative Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: talk2masud2008@gmail.com
Published: Jun, 2025
Pages: 43-57
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Abstract

The Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is a new management philosophy and pattern that applies the concept of "Green" to human resource management, which plays an important role in realizing environmental goals and obtaining competitive advantage. This study examines the relationship between green human resource management policies on employee green behaviour in some selected hotels in Minna, Niger State. However, based on 50 effective samples from 5 Hotels in Minna Niger state. The main of the study is to investigate the relationship between Green Human Resource Management policies (Green Compensation and Reward, Green Performance and Appraisal and Green Employee Relations) and Employee green Behaviour. The results show that Green Human Resource Management Policies have significant positive impact on Employee Green Behaviour. The findings have important theoretical implicationsfor enterprises to achieve green development strategy in Niger state.

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Masud, A., & Maaji, I. F. (2025). EFFECT OF GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES ON EMPLOYEE GREEN BEHAVIOURIN SOME SELECTED HOTELS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE. Kaduna Business and Management Reviews, 6(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.68022/kbmr.2025.rrk7lb1q

A. Masud, and I. F. Maaji, "EFFECT OF GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICIES ON EMPLOYEE GREEN BEHAVIOURIN SOME SELECTED HOTELS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE," Kaduna Business and Management Reviews, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 43-57, June 2025. doi: 10.68022/kbmr.2025.rrk7lb1q

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