Onubi, H O; Carpio, M and Hassan, A S (2024) Job satisfaction in green construction projects: Antecedent roles of green work climate, pro-environmental construction practice and green human capital. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(5), pp. 1857-1878. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Purpose: Job satisfaction (JS) of construction workers is important in determining the level of green construction project performance. Despite the importance of construction workers' JS in actualizing green construction projects' objectives, insufficient consideration has been accorded in green construction studies. This study aims to determine the link between green human capital (GHC), pro-environmental construction practice (PCP), green work climate (GWC) and JS. Precisely, the purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of GWC on the GHC and PCP relationship while analysing the moderating effect of GWC on the relationship between PCP and JS. Design/methodology/approach: This research's data were collected through a survey questionnaire with 272 useable responses obtained. The partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used in the study's data analysis. Findings: The findings of this study indicate that GHC was positively related to PCP; GWC had a significant mediating effect on the GHC–PCP relationship; PCP had a significant positive effect on JS; and GWC had a significant moderating effect on the PCP–JS relationship with high GWC yielding the greater effect. Practical implications: This study gives a clearer picture of how GHC can lead to the adoption of PCP through GWC and translate to JS, thus providing stakeholders with the required information on firm-based initiatives that can promote the needed green behaviour on the construction site. Originality/value: The originality of this study lies in its contribution to both theory and practice as it provides greater insight into PCP alongside its antecedents and outcomes as it relates to the JS of construction project/site managers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction site; green human capital; green work climate; job satisfaction; pro-environmental construction practices |
| Index terms: | questionnaire, construction project, methodology, partial least square, data analysis, survey, construction site, structural equation modelling, site manager, construction worker, human capital, green behaviour, job satisfaction |
| Subjects: | research methods, economics, management, production management, statistical analysis, data collection methods, practitioner, work location, environmental behaviour, data analysis and analytics |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Roles and Professions, Project Management, Research Practice, Site Management, Organizational Design, Human Resources |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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