scholarly journals A Study on Implications of Implementing Green HRM in the Corporate Bodies with Special Reference to Developing Nations

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adimuthu Ramasamy ◽  
Ishmael Inore ◽  
Richard Sauna

Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is very critical in helping different organizations achieve environmental sustainability. This is a novel concept in relatively many organizations and especially those in the developing countries. Although more effort is required to help organizations in the implementation of the green policy, some of these organizations have already embraced the concept and have been utilizing it in some or all their Human Resource Management (HRM) practices. The main HRM practices generally include recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and appraisal, compensation and reward, empowerment and participation, and the management of the organizational culture. This shows that HRM has a major role to play in helping turn their particular organizations green. This sets the basis of this paper, which utilizes the desk research but proposes further research in the area considering that it is still a green concept in the field of HRM. For the purpose of this paper, the terms businesses, companies, organizations, and firms will be used interchangeably.

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-427
Author(s):  
Natália Costa ◽  
Carlos Miguel Oliveira ◽  
Ivo Oliveira

Purpose – Validation of the Human Resource Management (HRM) practices used by Portuguese hotels, their degree of importance, and the alignment between their strategic dimension and their operational implementation. Design – The study was developed using quantitative analysis, supported by a questionnaire shared with top managers of hotel companies in the Portuguese Hotels national register. Methodology – The HRM practices integrated in the study were the result of those identified in the literature review, the global HR barometer developed by the Michael Page company, and the HRM practices integrated in the Label Pro HR project, developed by the Mediterranean Federation from Human Resources in association with HRM Associations and European higher education institutions. Findings – In Portugal, HRM in the hotel industry is beginning to be understood as a way to achieve competitive advantage. 92,7% of the top managers in our sample reported that the existence of an HR department grants a competitive advantage. Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Performance management and evaluation, and Safety and Hygiene at Work are the most important HRM practices. We conclude that the characteristics of hotels (classification and size) are crucial for HRM, their organizational processes, and the strategic importance assigned to the function. Originality of the research – The study is innovative because it uses a questionnaire specifically designed for the study, and which considers a high number of HRM practices. The sample consists of 124 of the 1.515 registered hotels (8,2%).


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Monicah Wanjiku Kuria ◽  
Dr. Thomas Mose

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of green human resource management practices on organizational effectiveness of Universities in Kenya.Methodology: The study employed descriptive research design targeting a study population of ten universities in Kenya. The selected Universities have approximately 400 employees from the HR office, deans of faculties/schools and senior managers. The study used purposive sampling. Therefore the sample size was 120 respondents who were selected from the selected universities. Semi structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The data was presented through tables, charts and graphs.  Results: The study revealed that green recruitment and selection, green HR performance management, green training & development and green pay and reward recorded a positive and significant relationship with organizational effectiveness of Universities in Kenya. It is against this back drop that study concluded that during recruitment and selection, the management seeks to employ and recruit staff and personnel that are conversant and ready to apply their skills and expertise to better the ecological surrounding. It was also concluded that the employees recruited are not only left on their own to work out the plan, but are also coached and trained on their specific matters and issues that relate to the environment.  The study concluded that motivation of the staff is instrumental as seen from the study findings, it had a higher relationship compared to the other variables. However, the reward system was not that adequate and satisfactory which was evident by delayed rewards/compensations towards the met green standards to the employees and unclear promotional framework.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study therefore, recommends that the Universities need to be diverse and timely in their motivational strategies as well as meet their compensation obligations towards the employees. Finally, the study recommends initiation of green stakeholders’ involvement initiatives to help in improving the environment, employee health and safety as well as enlargement of the pool of knowledgeable employees and supervisors. These initiatives need to focus on all-inclusivity that is, the management, employees, the community and the natural environment for better societal development.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wen ◽  
Hadi Hussain ◽  
Junaid Waheed ◽  
Waheed Ali ◽  
Ihsan Jamil

PurposeRecent research validates an increasing knowledge of environmental concerns in manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, only a few studies maintain that green human resource management (HRM) practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR) play an important role, especially in the case of developing economies. Thus, this study aims to examine the direct and indirect relationship between green HRM practices and environmental sustainability (ES) through the mediation of CSR in SMEs in Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThe cross-sectional design of this study considers the mechanism by which green HRM practices affect ES through CSR in the context of Pakistani SMEs. The authors collected data from 320 manufacturing SMEs and used the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique to examine the relationship between variables.FindingsThe empirical findings of this study suggest green HRM practices have a positive and significant impact on ES. Further, the second hypothesis is not supported. In addition to the direct impact, the indirect effect of green HRM practices on CSR is positive and significant. Finally, the authors determine that green HRM practices affect ES through the partial mediation of CSR.Originality/valueTo date, this study is the first to use CSR as a mediator between green HRM practices and ES in the context of Pakistani SMEs. The study has important implications for HRM and government policy makers, suggesting they should improve strategies in favour of the green economy. Furthermore, developing countries could design similar studies with different future sustainability factors.


2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Main Uddin ◽  
Rabiul Islam

The green Human Resources Management has emerged from companies engaging in practices related to protection of environment and maintaining ecological balance. The slogan is earning profit through environmental sustainability. This paper proposes the development of a model of green human resource management by reviewing the literature on human resource aspects of environmental management. The study followed archival method of literature review. The literature has been classified on the basis of entry to exit processes in the HRM on the basis of available literature on green Human Resources. From the perspective of green human resource management, this study argues that Green HRM can play a useful role in business in promoting environment related issues by adopting and following the processes. Finally, the paper proposes some research agenda for the future study.Journal of Nepalese Bussiness Studies Vol. 9, No. 1, 2015 pp. 13-19


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Hewapathirana, R. A. ◽  
Opatha, H. H. D. N. P. ◽  
Prasadini Gamage

Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is increasingly considered as a critical branch of Human Resource Management (HRM) and it is still an emerging field of research that is interesting and highly instrumental in creating and enhancing natural environmental sustainability. This research paper is a systematic attempt to find out some research gaps in GHRM in order to carry out future empirical studies through the adoption of desk research strategy. An extensive literature review was done and it resulted in identifying nine research gaps in GHRM. Among the nine research gaps, two gaps are empirical, six gaps are both theoretical and empirical, and one gap is methodological. Future research studies could be designed and carried out in order to fill these identified research gaps.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Mamta Arora ◽  
Arpita Kaul

Abstract Purpose: The broad over-arching goals of this work were to study the existing constituents of green human resource management (HRM), to understand the green HRM practices being followed by different companies in India (belonging to certain sectors) and to compare the different sectors in terms of adoption of green HRM. Methodology: A questionnaire was meticulously prepared by the authors to collect the data for this study and was sent to various Indian companies belonging to four sectors: IT/IT services, banking/finance, consultancy and engineering/technology. The questionnaire included a carefully selected collection of questions to gain rich insights into different aspects of green HRM implementation. Findings: most of the companies included in this study are following green HRM (though to varying extents). Green recruitment, green training and development & green safety and health management are the most prominent green HRM functions while green performance appraisal is the least popular green HRM function among these organizations. The IT/IT services sector is most actively using green HRM practices while the banking/finance sector is the most reluctant to adopt green HRM. Practical Implications: a rigorous structure for companies to implement green HRM is provided.


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