Table A1

Proposed attributes

TheoryAspectCriteria
Resource-based viewA1 Management barrierC1Lack of support from top management
C2Absence of a comprehensive plan to implement GHRM
C3Lack of corporation and commitment from HR
C4Inadequate proactive plans
C5Lack of reward systems
A2 Human resource barrierC6Lack of focus towards the environmental/green training and obligations/awareness
C7Lack of green teams and their cross-functional integration
C8Lack of policies and practices for recruitment and selection, performance, appraisal
C9Employee's capacity to change
C10Lack of employee welfare package
A3 Organizational barrierC11The Lack of understanding of green policies
C12Lack of environmental management (EM) knowledge
C13Insufficient environmental competencies
C14Lack of green culture
C15Complexity of design and implementation of GHRM
C16Lack of Inter-departmental co-operation in communication
A4 Financial barrierC17Lack of financial resources
C18Economic Instability
C19Cost of switching to new system
C20Lack of funds for training
C21Low level of profit and market demand level
C22High cost of obtaining environmental certifications
C23Return on investment uncertainty
A5 Technical and infrastructural barriersC24Inefficient technology
C25Complexity and difficulty of adoption of green technology
C26Lack of technical and technological capacity
C27Current practice lacks flexibility to switch over to a new system
C28Difficulty in transforming positive environmental attitudes into action
C29Lack of expertise in environmental management
Stakeholder theoryA6 Regulatory and industry barriersC30Lack of government policies and regulations
C31Lack of infrastructure
C32Inefficient legal framework
C33Lack of industrial support
A7 Customer barrierC34Lack of trust in green benefits
C35Lack of Customer Demand
C36Pressure for lower price

Source(s): Authors' own creation

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