The study investigates a distinctive nexus between corporate social responsibility (CSR) sustainability, and circular economy (CE) practices, delineated through dual pathways and grounded in the theoretical lens of resource-based view and stakeholder theory. One pathway operates directly through the interaction influence of green policy stringency, whereas the second unfolds indirectly via the parallel mediation of green human resource management (HRM).
To mitigate concerns of common method bias, data were obtained through a two-wave, time-lagged survey design administered to senior executives from large manufacturing firms. The analytical procedure was executed in two distinct stages: initially employing PLS-SEM to estimate the causal relationships, followed by the application of artificial neural networks to capture non-linear patterns and enhance predictive robustness.
The findings indicate that CSR-driven sustainability potentially contributes to CE practices across both the interaction-based and mediation-based pathways. Furthermore, green performance and reward systems function as interaction mechanisms, amplifying the nexus between CSR initiatives and CE outcomes. Green policy stringency reinforces the indirect impact of green recruitment on the nexus between CSR sustainability and CE practices. The identification of a moderated mediation further enriches complex theorization by demonstrating that Green HRM capabilities are contingent upon the stringency of regulatory policy. Hence, dynamic interplay illuminates the co-evolutionary mechanisms through which internal resource development and external institutional pressures jointly shape Green Economy practices.
The identification of a moderated mediation further enriches complex theorization by demonstrating that Green HRM capabilities is contingent upon the stringency of regulatory policy. Hence, dynamic interplay illuminates the co-evolutionary mechanisms through which internal resource development and external institutional pressures jointly shape Green Economy practices.
