The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations
Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to present a discussion on the “soft and human” side of building environmentally sustainable organizations, a flourishing management subfield called “green human resource management” (GHRM), which concerns alignment of people and environmental management objecti...
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| author | Charbel Jose Chiapetta Jabbour Douglas William Scott Renwick |
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| description | Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to present a discussion on the “soft and human” side of building environmentally sustainable organizations, a flourishing management subfield called “green human resource management” (GHRM), which concerns alignment of people and environmental management objectives of organizations. Design/methodology/approach - The authors reviewed some of the most relevant research results in GHRM. Findings - In this paper, the authors define GHRM, its workplace-based practices and some recent developments’ evidence on the positive impact of it on firms’ ecological objectives. The authors conclude by detailing a new research agenda in GHRM. Originality/value - The authors conclude by detailing a new and contemporary research agenda in GHRM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec54518aa30e46f3a4b8be86f8e1846f2022-12-21T18:47:09ZengEmerald PublishingRAUSP Management Journal2531-04882018-10-0153462262710.1108/RAUSP-07-2018-0044614994The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizationsCharbel Jose Chiapetta Jabbour0Douglas William Scott Renwick1Montpellier Business School, Paris, FranceNottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKPurpose - The purpose of the paper is to present a discussion on the “soft and human” side of building environmentally sustainable organizations, a flourishing management subfield called “green human resource management” (GHRM), which concerns alignment of people and environmental management objectives of organizations. Design/methodology/approach - The authors reviewed some of the most relevant research results in GHRM. Findings - In this paper, the authors define GHRM, its workplace-based practices and some recent developments’ evidence on the positive impact of it on firms’ ecological objectives. The authors conclude by detailing a new research agenda in GHRM. Originality/value - The authors conclude by detailing a new and contemporary research agenda in GHRM.https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/RAUSP-07-2018-0044SustainabilitySustainable developmentPeople managementSustainable human resourcesGreen human resource management |
| spellingShingle | Charbel Jose Chiapetta Jabbour Douglas William Scott Renwick The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations RAUSP Management Journal Sustainability Sustainable development People management Sustainable human resources Green human resource management |
| title | The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations |
| title_full | The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations |
| title_fullStr | The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations |
| title_short | The soft side of environmentally-sustainable organizations |
| title_sort | soft side of environmentally sustainable organizations |
| topic | Sustainability Sustainable development People management Sustainable human resources Green human resource management |
| url | https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/RAUSP-07-2018-0044 |
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