High-Performance Work Practices and Environmental Social Responsibility of Firm: Mediatory role of Individually Perceived Stress

Abstract

This research empirically studies the impact of four constructs of High-Performance Work Practices (HPWPs); Continuing Education, Flexible Working Hours, Performance Evaluation System and Participation in Decision Making, on Environmental Social Responsibility of Firm. In addition to that, the paper also explores the mediatory role of Individually Perceived Stress (IPS) between the relationship of High-Performance Work Practices and Environmental Social Responsibility of Firm. The theoretical model of current research was formulated with the help of data collected from 400 employees (72.1% males and 27.9% females) of Banking Industry in Pakistan. Analysis of collected data was done through SPSS and AMOS which revealed that HPWPs positively enhances the firm’s role in the development of social sustainability and environmental performance. Moreover, this paper also responds to the call for identifying and exploring “Individually Perceived Stress as a mediator between the relationship of HPWPs and Environmental Social Responsibility of Firm.