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