STRATEGIC INTEGRATION OF GREEN HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVENESS IN GLOBAL FOOD RETAIL SUPPLY CHAINS
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2025-12-23
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Journal of the Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between strategic integration of green human
capital development (GHCD) and employee innovativeness in the context of global food
retail supply chains with selected Spar retail outlets in Lagos State as a case study. The
research focuses on the roles of green performance management and appraisal and
green compensation and rewards in fostering employee innovativeness. A quantitative
research design was adopted, utilizing a survey method with a structured questionnaire.
The study's population consisted of 122 employees of selected Spar retail outlets. Using
the Taro Yamane (2004) sample size model, a sample size of 93 was determined. Data
was collected via convenience sampling technique. The result of the hypothesis one
shows t-value is 5.279, and the p-value (Sig.) is 0.000, which is highly significant (p <
0.05). The unstandardized coefficient of hypothesis two which is 0.687 with a standard
error of 0.089, and a t-value of 7.680 with the corresponding p-value is 0.000, which is
less than 0.05. This indicates that the relationship of the two hypotheses tested are
statistically significant. The study concludes that green human capital development
proxy with green performance management and appraisal and green compensation and
rewards has significant relationship with employees’ innovativeness. The findings
provide practical recommendations for retail outlets to formally integrate green
performance indicators into the standard performance management and appraisal
systems for all employees by ensuring that objectives related to energy conservation,
waste reduction, recycling initiatives, and resource efficiency are clearly defined,
measurable, and weighted in the appraisal process.