Green Workplace Mindfulness and Employee Productivity in Healthcare: Unpacking the Roles of Work Engagement and Green Climate Perception

This study examines the relationships between green workplace mindfulness, employee productivity, green work engagement, and perceptions of a green workplace climate within healthcare organizations. Green workplace mindfulness (GWM) refers to employees’ awareness of how their daily work activities influence environmental sustainability and resource use. Drawing on the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) and Conservation of Resources (COR) theoretical perspectives, the study proposes that sustainability-oriented mindfulness may function as a personal resource associated with employee engagement and work outcomes. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of 473 employees working in public and private hospitals in Libya. The study employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to examine the relationships among the study variables. The findings indicate that green workplace mindfulness is positively associated with employee productivity, both directly and indirectly through green work engagement (GWE). In addition, perceptions of a supportive green work climate (GWC) perception strengthen the relationships between mindfulness, engagement, and productivity. Specifically, the indirect association between mindfulness and productivity through engagement becomes stronger when employees perceive stronger environmental support within their organizations. These findings contribute to sustainability and organizational behavior research by demonstrating how individual awareness of environmental responsibility and supportive workplace climates jointly relate to employee engagement and productivity in healthcare settings. From a practical perspective, the results suggest that healthcare organizations can encourage sustainable performance by promoting environmental awareness among employees and by developing workplace climates that support environmentally responsible practices. Such initiatives may help healthcare institutions improve operational effectiveness while contributing to broader sustainability goals.