| Taking stock of research on green human resource management |
Received:September 18, 2017 Revised:September 18, 2017 |
Key Words: HRM, review paper |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | Shuang Ren | Deakin University | | Guiyao Tang* | SHANDONG UNIVERSITY | | Susan E Jackson | Rutgers University |
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Abstract: |
| The growing awareness of and regulations related to environmental sustainability have invoked the concept of green human resource management (GHRM) in the search for effective environmental management within organizations. GHRM research raises new questions that are becoming more salient, but not yet studied, in the broader HRM literature. Despite an expansion of research linking GHRM with various aspects of environmental management and overall environmental performance, its theoretical foundations, measurement, and the factors that give rise to GHRM, including when and how it influences outcomes, are still under-specified. Seeking to better understand research opportunities and advance theoretical and empirical development, this paper evaluates the emergent academic field of GHRM with a narrative review. The review highlights an urgent need for refined conceptualization and measurement of the construct and develops an integrated model of the antecedents, consequences and contingencies related to GHRM. Going beyond a function-based perspective that focuses on specific HRM practices and building on advances in the strategic HRM literature, we discuss possible multi-level applications, the importance of employee perceptions and experiences related to GHRM, contextual and cultural implications, and alternative theoretical approaches. The detailed and focused review provides a roadmap to stimulate the development of the GHRM field for scholars and practicing managers. |
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