This study measured the perceptions of prospective employees (university students) towards organizations practicing green human resource management and how these perceptions could influence their future green behavior in the workplace. The sample of the study consisted of students from the largest university in North Cyprus and 400 questionnaires were administered with 342 valid responses being returned. The data was tested by confirmatory factor analysis by using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) software version 24.0 and factor, regression, and correlation analyses were conducted. The data analysis revealed that green human resource management had a direct influence on prospective employees’ perceived green task-related and voluntary behaviors and an indirect influence via the mediation of psychological green climate perception. The importance of incorporating sustainable dimensions within HRM departments, as well as the function of GHRM practices in achieving sustainability, was highlighted in this study. This study further contributes to the literature of behavioral HRM and focuses on the green side of HRM to contribute to the environmental management literature as well as providing insight into prospective employees’ (students) perceptions of GHRM practices, which will create an impact on their future green workplace behaviors.

The ability of management to influence employee attitudes and behaviours towards organizational goals is pivotal for an organization’s competitiveness, development, and survival. The study’s objective was to investigate the link between entrepreneurial leadership, competitive advantage, and manufacturing development, mediated by employees’ innovative behaviour, via the lens of resource-based view theory. Convenience sampling was used to collect quantitative data from the 378 manufacturing sector employees through the use of a cross-sectional design. There is a lack of research on the underlying mechanisms by which leaders influence organizational processes, such as innovation stimulation. This study explores the psychological mechanisms influencing entrepreneurial leadership and employee innovative behaviour, revealing that entrepreneurial leadership reduces work uncertainty, encourages innovation, and significantly impacts a firm’s competitive advantage in the market. The findings of the study revealed that entrepreneurial leadership fosters an encouraging and supportive environment in the workplace, which in turn leads to a sustainable competitive advantage. Additionally, the findings showed that innovative behaviour significantly mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and competitive advantage. By expanding the applicability of resource-based view theory, the results of this research also contribute to the comprehension of the interplay between innovative attitudes, manufactural development, competitive advantage, and leadership, specifically in the context of manufacturing sector organizations.

Academics and professionals frequently relate the success of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance to a company's financial performance. Due to their potential to reduce a company's sustainability challenges, environmental innovation and ESG have attracted considerable attention in the business environment and academia. This study aims to investigate the relationship between environmental innovation, ESG, sustainable supply chain management, and firms' financial performance based on the resource-based view and stakeholder theory. We used lagged annual data from the Thomson Reuters ASSET 4 database between 2012 and 2021. The data consists of 223 firms that are headquartered in the United Kingdom. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method tests relationships and the Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) method tests for endogeneity. Combining ESG factors, both integrated and embedded, the findings show that environmental innovation, sustainable supply chain management, and ESG activity positively influence business value and financial performance. Our findings are significant for regulators, academics, and managers interested in green innovation, ESG ratings, and financial performance. Politicians and the board of executives are given information on the company's and nation's potential future development. This study offers empirical support for the use of ESG performance in the UK to advance proactive green innovation and further green development.