Green Human Resource Management – An Employee Perspective

Anastasia Pavlova (), Hanna Salminen () and Malla Mattila ()
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Anastasia Pavlova: Finland
Hanna Salminen: Tampere University, Finland
Malla Mattila: Tampere University, Finland

Eurasian Journal of Social Sciences, 2022, vol. 10, issue 2, 110-123

Abstract: In recent years, green human resource management (GHRM) has attracted increasing interest among scholars and practitioners. This study explores employees’ perceptions regarding GHRM and their voluntary pro-environmental behavior in promoting GHRM in their employer organizations. Theoretically, the study builds upon the GHRM perspective and employees’ proenvironmental behavior literature. Empirically, the study utilizes 11 semi-structured interviews that were generated among employees in three different companies located in the Moscow metropolitan area in 2019. The study identifies three different GHRM approaches: an unofficial, bottom-up GHRM approach, an official GHRM approach, and a strategic GHRM approach. The study contributes to the current GHRM literature by demonstrating that employees’ voluntary proenvironmental behavior and active involvement in the promotion of green practices contribute to the development of GHRM at an organizational level. Furthermore, the findings indicate that cultural context has an influence on employees’ voluntary pro-environmental behavior as well as the development of GHRM practices. From a managerial viewpoint, the study provides insights to supervisors and HR professionals how they can create GHRM practices that involve employees in the development process and promote sustainable development in an organizational context.

Keywords: Green Human Resource Management; Employee Perspective; Pro-Environmental Behavior; Qualitative Case Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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