FOSTERING INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR THROUGH GREEN TALENT MANAGEMENT: INVESTIGATING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the significance of the relatively less explored concept of green talent management and its potential influence on employees' innovative work habits through the mediating mechanism of talent development. The study was conducted on the employees of both public and private sector universities.  The research employed Partial Least Squares (PLS) structure equation modeling to examine data collected from 450 structured questionnaires, personally administered from the academicians of 5 universities in Punjab, Pakistan.  Exploring the mediating role of talent development, the study provided evidence that green management of talent had a significant effect on employees' innovative work behaviour. The primary goal of the study was to contribute at the managerial and theoretical levels, through providing an empirical insight of how talent management could stimulate creative problem-solving among university administrators.  This, in turn, would help gain a competitive edge that had been the focal point of discussion in the literature and present research.  The current study focused on the ongoing debate among the businesses and managers, which encompass the mechanisms to attract and keep talented workers who would ensure the long-term viability of their companies and give them a distinguished position in the marketplace.  However, limited research has been conducted that filled the void in suggesting suitable ways to address these problems.  Therefore, the importance of green management of talent and its impact on workers' innovative work behavior was explored in this research. Moreover, the function of talent development programs as intermediaries in academic settings was investigated.