Green human resource management research in emergence: A review and future directions
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The call to integrate HRM and sustainability has made limited advances in the past decade, encouraging the emergence and rapid development of green HRM.
“In this body of literature, the call to integrate HRM and sustainability has made some limited advances in the past decade, encouraging the emergence and rapid development of”
From Advancing the sustainability agenda through strategic human resource management: Insights and suggestions for future research (2023) · cites this paper as Ren et al., 2018
Companies that integrate environmental and social responsibility into their HR strategies gain a competitive edge.
“Sustainable HRM practices also align with broader corporate sustainability goals, where companies that integrate environmental and social responsibility into their HR strategies gain a competitive edge (Ren et al., 2018).”
From Evaluation of the Sustainability of Organizational Welfare and Human Resources to Improving Long-Term Performance (2025) · cites this paper as Ren et al., 2018
Transparency in HRM reporting strengthens corporate governance by ensuring accountability in sustainability efforts.
“Transparency in HRM reporting further strengthens corporate governance by ensuring accountability in sustainability efforts (Ren et al., 2018).”
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“Research in this area can build on the recent work of strategic HRM scholars who have examined the role of employee perceptions and interpretations of HRM practices (e.g., Bowen & Ostroff, 2004; Sanders & Yang, 2016; Wright & Nishii, 2007).”
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“Transparency in HRM reporting further strengthens corporate governance by ensuring accountability in sustainability efforts (Ren et al., 2018).”
- Authors
- Ren, S., Tang, G., & E. Jackson, S.
- Affiliations
- Deakin University (AU)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Tang, Guiyao
- Venue
- Asia Pacific Journal of Management
- Published
- 2017-09-19
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 769-803
- ISSN
- 0217-4561 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-9958
- OpenAlex
- W2756280528
- Cited by
- 1,002
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 162 · 2025: 191 · 2024: 203 · 2023: 162 · 2022: 122 · 2021: 75 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 6 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 39.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- Locations
- Asia Pacific Journal of Management (publishedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University)
- Funders
- Social Sc ience Fund of Shandong Province (16CQXJ06, 2015WLJH15)
- Ministry of Education (2017)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Human Resource and Talent Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employer Branding and e-HRM
- Keywords
- green human resource management, environmental management, environmental performance, strategic human resource management, employee perceptions, organizational culture, multilevel analysis, organizational sustainability
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