The Continuous Mediating Effects of GHRM on Employees’ Green Passion via Transformational Leadership and Green Creativity

Responding to environmental challenges is a new manifestation of innovation for organizations, which enables firms to gain competitive advantages by conducting innovative activities for not only themselves, but also for the whole society. In this context, much attention has been paid to &ldquo
green creativity.&rdquo
However, few studies have explored the impact of green creativity from the perspective of interactions between individuals and organizational contexts. Therefore, we aimed to explain the variance in employees&rsquo
green creativity by examining three factors outside the organizational context: transformational leadership, green human resource management (GHRM), and individual factors including employees&rsquo
green passion. Drawing from the ability&ndash
motivation&ndash
opportunity theory, we found that transformational leaders can inspire employees&rsquo
green passion through influencing GHRM, and ultimately positively affect employees&rsquo
green creativity. Data collected from two sources (employees and human resources managers) in medical firms in northeast China at two time points demonstrated the important effects of transformational leadership, GHRM, and employees&rsquo
green passion on green creativity, thus offering new theoretical insights and practical suggestions.