The Contribution of Organizational Learning and Green Human Resource Management Practices in Cultural Institutions in United Arab Emirates

The research aims at examining the role of organization learning in the performance of cultural institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), particularly the mediating responsibility of green human resource management (GHRM) practices.
Cultural organizations are being called upon to be more sustainable, conserving heritage and involving various parties. The research in question is intended to test the extent to which knowledge processes and green HR practices can contribute to the improved performance of institutions simultaneously.
The research used a quantitative, cross-sectional survey design employing the use of structured questionnaires that were given to 200 HR managers of cultural institutions within the UAE. The research utilizes the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to estimate direct and indirect links between the variables. The results support the positive effects of organizational learning on the institutional performance as well as a significant effect on GHRM practices uptake. In addition, GHRM practices, on their own, contribute to the institutional performance directly.
More importantly, the findings imply that GHRM partially mediates the connection between organizational learning and performance, which explains the significance of turning institutional knowledge into designed and sustainability-oriented HR practices. The research may have both theoretical and practical implications to prepare cultural managers and policymakers to achieve environmental responsibility in conjunction with institutional excellence. Some recommendations are made to aid the learning and green HRM to be incorporated in the cultural institutions in order to have long-term sustainability and influence.