Authors

1 Master of Science in sports management, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan

2 Assistant professor in sport management, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan

Abstract

Objective: The current research examined the relationship between green human resource management and organizational sustainability of employees of sports and youth departments in Sistan and Baluchestan province with the mediating role of green organizational culture.
Methodology: This research method was applied, and descriptive correlation was used for different purposes. The statistical population included all the employees of the sports and youth departments of Sistan and Baluchestan province, which were 255 people. The statistical sampling method was the total number, and the same number of questionnaires were distributed among the statistical sample. after the distribution of the questionnaires, 223 questionnaires were returned. To collect data, questionnaires on green organizational culture Wang (2019), green human resource management Zaid et al. (2018), and organizational sustainability Yong et al. (2019) were used. The amount of face and content validity was confirmed using the opinions of sports management specialists. The structural equation modeling method was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results confirmed the suitability of the proposed model. The results indicated the positive and direct effects of green human resource management and green organizational culture on organizational sustainability. Another research finding showed that green human resource management positively and significantly affects green organizational culture. Also, the positive and indirect effect of green human resource management through the mediation of green organizational culture on organizational sustainability was shown.
Conclusion: One way to ensure the sustainable development of sports organizations is to pay attention to green human resources and rely on green organizational culture.

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