Green Human Resource Management: Policies and practices

Recently, there has been observed an increasing awareness within business communities on the significance of going green and adopting various environment management techniques. As the corporate world is going global, the business is experiencing a shift from a conventional financial structure to a m...

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Published inCogent business & management Vol. 2; no. 1
Main Authors Ahmad, Shoeb, Nisar, Tahir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 31.12.2015
Cogent
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Climate change
conservation
Corporate culture
environment management
Environmental conditions
Environmental management
Green Human Resource Management
green initiatives
Human resource management
paperless office
Recycling
Social responsibility
Sustainability
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Recently, there has been observed an increasing awareness within business communities on the significance of going green and adopting various environment management techniques. As the corporate world is going global, the business is experiencing a shift from a conventional financial structure to a modern capacity-based economy which is ready to explore green economic facets of business. Today, Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) has become a key business strategy for the significant organizations where Human Resource Departments play an active part in going green at the office. The paper largely focuses upon the various Green Human Resource Practices pursued by the organizations all over the world and, explains the simplified meaning of GHRM. The study also adds to the extant literature by discussing future direction of some GHRM functions. Finally, the paper suggests some potentially prolific HR initiatives for Green organizations.
ISSN:2331-1975
2331-1975
DOI:10.1080/23311975.2015.1030817