INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF GREEN TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT TOWARDS GREEN PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF PUBLIC FIRMS IN UAE

Abstract

Considering the sustainable business practices have been under significant attention of the researchers, policymakers, and environmental activists because of changing environmental concerns. The key purpose of this research is to examine the role of green leadership, green training and development, organizational learning, and organizational commitment towards green performance of public firms as working in UAE. Data has been collected through questionnaire technique where a valid sample of 284 respondents is empirically tested. Moreover, data analysis has been conducted through descriptive statistics, correlational analysis, normality testing, and two step approach (both measurement model and structural model). The results under measurement model reflect that there is no issue related to reliability and validity, internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the latent constructs. Additionally, the findings through Smart PLS for structural model assessment covers that there is a significant impact of green leadership, green training and development, organizational learning, and organizational commitment on green performance of public firms in UAE. The findings would be of great support to various policymakers, governmental officials, departmental mangers and specifically the environmental organizations for promoting the sustainable performance outlook with the help of stated explanatory variables and moderating role from supportive work environment. Besides, some fruitful recommendations and limitations are also discussed to decide the future directions.