A Meta-Analysis on Gamifying Sustainability for Ecological and Economic Transformation: A Green HRM Perspective in the BANI World

Mitra, D. (2025). A Meta-Analysis on Gamifying Sustainability for Ecological and Economic Transformation: A Green HRM Perspective in the BANI World. Ecofunomics, 8(1), A1. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17230565

Abstract

 In the era of BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible) world, organizations are feeling more than ever before that they are under pressure to ensure that the concept of sustainability is incorporated in the main strategy of the organization. The empirical literature is systematically synthesized in a meta-analysis to estimate the effects of the Green Human Resource Management (Green HRM) on the ecological and economic performance. Basing our discussion on the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) theory and the Resource-Based View (RBV) of the firm, we explore how Green HRM practices can result in providing the required employee talents and organizational routines to generate sustainable competitive advantage. In addition, we examine how gamification, rooted in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), can be used as an instrument of strategic enhancement of employee involvement in green efforts. The current analysis of 48 quantitative studies (N = 21,450 employees in different industries) demonstrates that there is a significant positive association between Green HRM and environmental performance and financial performance. Importantly, the results also reveal that gamified interventions mediate this association, with a considerable boost in the engagement of employees and their engagement with sustainability programs in general. Whether operating in the fluidities of the BANI world, this paper offers strong, evidence-based information to those in leadership positions to help them achieve substantial ecological and economic change through a strategic gamification of HRM.

Keywords: Green HRM, Sustainability and Performance, Gamification and Employee Engagement

JEL Classifications: M12, Q56, O15

Author

Dr. Dipa Mitra

Dr. Dipa Mitra is an award-winning academician, Wharton-certified leader, and poet-storyteller with 25 years of experience spanning academia, research, and corporate training. With a PhD, she is a Postdoctoral Gold Medalist, holds a double MBA, and an M.Phil. (1st Class 1st), and has two patents. She has supervised 18 research scholars, authored 24 books, and published over 60 research papers in leading journals. Currently Associate Professor and former Head of M.Phil & PhD Programs at IISWBM (University of Calcutta), Dr. Mitra has delivered talks at Oxford, Harvard, IITs, and IIMs, and trained senior executives from RBI, DVC, and the Indian Audit Services. Her global recognitions include her invited speech at the 13th NRCT–ICSSR Joint Seminar at Chiang Rai (Thailand, 2019), Session Chair at Harvard (2015), the Visionary Leader Award (UK, 2024), Poet of the Year (Ukiyoto, 2024), and the National Literature Award, 2024 (GoI Recognized). Bridging myth, management, and mindfulness, she champions emotional intelligence, leadership, Analytical Skills, and Artificial Intelligence as drivers of academic and organizational excellence. Transforming timeless wisdom into practical leadership frameworks.