Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste?
AbstractSolid waste management has become one of the critical environmental concerns in developing countries. Information and communications technology have revolutionized traditional organizational management processes, increased efficiency, and significantly reduced paper use. The recruitment proc...
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| author | Mahmood Rehmani Umer Iftikhar Munnawar Naz Khokhar Hafiz Ihsan Ur Rehman Huda Irshad Naveed Anwer |
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| description | AbstractSolid waste management has become one of the critical environmental concerns in developing countries. Information and communications technology have revolutionized traditional organizational management processes, increased efficiency, and significantly reduced paper use. The recruitment process in higher education institutes (HEIs) includes job applications and certificates of degree, and previous job-related documents. Such recruitment policies are causing paper waste and need the attention of policymakers. This study aims to provide empirical evidence for a policy shift that can have a broader impact on the environment. The current study aims to contribute to the existing research by considering the traditional recruitment approaches of public sector HEIs in Pakistan as a source of solid waste. The study highlights the previously disregarded aspect of the research on solid waste and explores the traditional practices of government-owned HEIs that lead to excessive amounts of paper waste. A mixed-methods approach is performed to confirm this hypothesis. We observed newspaper advertisements and then floated a questionnaire among employees of the HEIs. Findings confirm that traditional recruitment is one of the primary antecedents of paper waste generation. Results suggest that technology-driven recruitment reduces paper waste and leads to sustainable development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04a7d487d6cb4cd7a90e9c49d0a4ce752022-12-28T12:56:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752022-12-019110.1080/23311975.2022.2151679Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste?Mahmood Rehmani0Umer Iftikhar1Munnawar Naz Khokhar2Hafiz Ihsan Ur Rehman3Huda Irshad4Naveed Anwer5Department of Management Sciences and Economics, Grand Asian University Sialkot, Sialkot, PakistanLeadership and Management Studies Department, FCS at National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Business Administration, University of Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Business Administration, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, PakistanLahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanAbstractSolid waste management has become one of the critical environmental concerns in developing countries. Information and communications technology have revolutionized traditional organizational management processes, increased efficiency, and significantly reduced paper use. The recruitment process in higher education institutes (HEIs) includes job applications and certificates of degree, and previous job-related documents. Such recruitment policies are causing paper waste and need the attention of policymakers. This study aims to provide empirical evidence for a policy shift that can have a broader impact on the environment. The current study aims to contribute to the existing research by considering the traditional recruitment approaches of public sector HEIs in Pakistan as a source of solid waste. The study highlights the previously disregarded aspect of the research on solid waste and explores the traditional practices of government-owned HEIs that lead to excessive amounts of paper waste. A mixed-methods approach is performed to confirm this hypothesis. We observed newspaper advertisements and then floated a questionnaire among employees of the HEIs. Findings confirm that traditional recruitment is one of the primary antecedents of paper waste generation. Results suggest that technology-driven recruitment reduces paper waste and leads to sustainable development.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2022.2151679recruitment policywaste managementinformation communication technologywaste reductionsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Mahmood Rehmani Umer Iftikhar Munnawar Naz Khokhar Hafiz Ihsan Ur Rehman Huda Irshad Naveed Anwer Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste? Cogent Business & Management recruitment policy waste management information communication technology waste reduction sustainability |
| title | Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste? |
| title_full | Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste? |
| title_fullStr | Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste? |
| title_short | Does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste? |
| title_sort | does the traditional recruitment procedure of higher education institutions cause paper waste |
| topic | recruitment policy waste management information communication technology waste reduction sustainability |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2022.2151679 |
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