Abstract:
This study is a systematic and scientific attempt to assess whether personal
character moderates the relationship between green orientation of human resource
management and green attitude of employees. The data were gathered using self-
administered and structured questionnaires from 327 branch managers working in
licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka. There were two hypotheses developed in
this paper based on the theoretical and empirical accounts regarding the green attitude
of the employees. Accordingly, the findings revealed that green orientation of human
resource management directs to employees’ green attitude and such relationship is
significantly moderated by the personal character of employees. Based on this
significant impact, it is possible to theorize that personal character of employees is an
imperative concept that should be considered in the organizational contexts while
making crucial decisions related to their attitude. Further, the findings are significant
in terms of adding new knowledge to the literature and provide grounds to inquire the
importance of green orientation of human resource management in explaining the
deep understanding of green attitude of employees.
