ABILITY, MOTIVATION, OPPORTUNITY-ENHANCING HRM PRACTICES AND CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP: REVISITING THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITY IN MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

Authors

  • Tay Lee Chin Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology
  • Tan Fee Yean Universiti Utara Malaysia
  • Hon-Wei Leow Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.5607.2023

Keywords:

Ability, motivation, opportunity-enhancing H8RM practices, AMO HRM practices, corporate environmental citizenship, organisational learning capability

Abstract

This study examines the connection between ability, motivation, opportunity-enhancing HRM practices and corporate environmental citizenship. Organisational learning capability is also introduced as a moderator between the connections of AMO-enhancing HRM practices and corporate environmental citizenship. Systematic sampling technique was utilized to determine the study sample with a total response of 150. The study found that ability and opportunity-enhancing HRM practices are related to corporate environmental citizenship except for motivation-enhancing HRM practices. Similarly, organisational learning capability has no moderating effect on such relationships. In addition to that, this study has provided a comprehensive understanding of corporate environmental citizenship in the construction industry in Malaysia. This substantially adds a new dimension to the literature.

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Tay Lee Chin, Tan Fee Yean, & Hon-Wei Leow. (2023). ABILITY, MOTIVATION, OPPORTUNITY-ENHANCING HRM PRACTICES AND CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP: REVISITING THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITY IN MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. International Journal of Business and Society, 24(1), 100–118. https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.5607.2023