Employee green behavior at workplace: a review and bibliometric analysis.

• Main Authors: Hussain, Naiber, Zakuan, Norhayati, Yaacob, Teh Zaharah, Che Hashim, Hanini Ilyana, Hasan, Mohd. Zulfabli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2023
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105106/1/NorhayatiZakuan2023_EmployeeGreenBehavioratWorkplaceaReview.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/105106/; http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v13-i3/16847
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Employee Green behavior (EGB) has long been considered one of the most important issues in both academics and business because it can promote environmental sustainability, economic prosperity, and social responsibility. It provides a platform for research, innovation, and education, while also contributing to the long-term success of businesses. In the academic sphere, employee green behavior is important because it provides a platform for research and innovation. Academics can study the effectiveness of different environmental policies, programs, and initiatives in promoting sustainable behavior among employees. In the business world, employee green behavior is important because it can provide a competitive advantage. Companies that adopt environmentally responsible practices can improve their reputation, attract customers, and differentiate themselves from competitors. In this study, a total of 524 peer-reviewed Journals articles that were published in English between the years 2001 to 2022 were collected from the Scopus database by searching the keywords, Green Behavior or Employee Green Behavior, or Environmental Behavior and analyzed utilizing a combined strategy of bibliometric analysis, network analysis, and content analysis methods. The review did not include the conference papers and the papers published in other languages. This study's main objective is to discover current research advancements and developmental trends in EGB by thoroughly examining the body of current literature. The study aims to match current research interests with potential future research areas in EGB. The systematic mapping and bibliometric analysis of this study provides a detailed findings by thorough analysis of the currently available literature by identifying the annual publication growth, journals, and authors that contribute the most, as well as developing keywords and themes. The findings shows that the journal which contributes most in this field is Sustainability Journal and the most contributing author is Paille and the country which contributed most to this subject is China. By constructing a network of keyword co- occurrence, the terms "green HRM", "corporate social responsibility", and "sustainability" have been recognized as the emerging areas of study in this field. By providing a thorough, methodical, and extensive evaluation of the current articles utilizing a variety of research methodologies, this study adds to the body of knowledge on Employee green behavior at the workplace.The future researchers should also include books,conference papers and proceedigs in order to get a detailed knowledge about the topic. Secondly, due to its qualitative in nature this study might not cover the complete picture green behavior. In future the empirical study suggested to thoroughly investigate the topic to enrich the findings