Green Human Resource Management: A Review and Research Agenda*
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The paper makes a case for the integration of the largely separate literatures of environmental management (EM) and human resource management (HRM) research. The paper categorizes the existing literature on the basis of Ability–Motivation–Opportunity (AMO) theory, revealing the role that Green human resource management (GHRM) processes play in people‐management practice. The contributions of the paper lie in drawing together the extant literature in the area, mapping the terrain of the field, identifying some gaps in the existing literature and suggesting some potentially fruitful future research agendas. The findings of the review suggest that understanding of how GHRM practices influence employee motivation to become involved in environmental activities lags behind that of how organizations develop Green abilities and provide employees with opportunities to be involved in EM organizational efforts. Organizations are not using the full range of GHRM practices, and this may limit their effectiveness in efforts to improve EM.
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Motivating employees to undertake environmentally-friendly activities plays an important role in the effective implementation of Green HRM.
“An important role in the effective implementation of Green HRM is played by motivating employees to undertake environmentally-friendly activities [28,52].”
From Green Human Resource Management as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Enterprises: Polish Young Company Experience (2018) · cites this paper as [28]
Companies with reputations for being green employers are able to attract talented specialists more effectively.
“Companies with reputations for being green employers are able to attract talented specialists more effectively [28,40].”
From Green Human Resource Management as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Enterprises: Polish Young Company Experience (2018) · cites this paper as [28]
Authors engaged in Green HRM issues draw attention to a number of environmental practices applicable to the field of human resource management at each stage of the HR process.
“Authors engaged in Green HRM issues draw attention to a number of environmental practices applicable to the field of human resource management at each stage of the HR process [28,36,37,52,55,74,75].”
From Green Human Resource Management as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Enterprises: Polish Young Company Experience (2018) · cites this paper as [28]
The 28 activities listed in Table 1 constitute environmental practices in the field of Green HRM.
“A list of environmental practices in the field of Green HRM covered by the research[28,36,52,63,96].”
From Green Human Resource Management as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Enterprises: Polish Young Company Experience (2018) · cites this paper as [28]
Renwick et al.'s AMO model claims that by attracting and shaping employees with 'green' skills through HRM processes, companies improve their chances of successful environmental strategy performance.
“The authors claim that by attracting and shaping employees with”
From Green Human Resource Management as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Enterprises: Polish Young Company Experience (2018) · cites this paper as [28]
The inclusion of environmental management goals into the performance appraisal system is necessary, for it ensures regular feedback on employee progress in their attainment.
“The inclusion of environmental management goals into the performance appraisal system is necessary, for it ensures regular feedback on employee progress in their attainment [28,37,52,63].”
From Green Human Resource Management as a Tool for the Sustainable Development of Enterprises: Polish Young Company Experience (2018) · cites this paper as [28]
Green HRM was developed to influence and improve employees' ecological awareness and behavior and ultimately to both reduce an organization's carbon footprint and contribute to its green credentials.
“It was developed to influence and improve employees' ecological awareness and behavior and ultimately to both reduce an organization's carbon footprint and contribute to its green credentials (Renwick, Redman, & Maguire, 2013).”
From Common Good HRM: A paradigm shift in Sustainable HRM? (2020) · cites this paper as Renwick, Redman, & Maguire, 2013
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- Authors
- Renwick, D. W. S., Redman, T., & Maguire, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Durham University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Renwick, Douglas W.S.
- Venue
- International Journal of Management Reviews
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-01-10
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-14
- ISSN
- 1460-8545 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2370
- OpenAlex
- W2138206378
- Cited by
- 2,586
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 70.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Management Reviews (publishedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Human Resource and Talent Management
- Keywords
- green human resource management, environmental management, human resource management, ability-motivation-opportunity theory, employee motivation, research agenda
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