A Sustainable Plan to Rescue HR from Itself

James W. Westerman
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James W. Westerman: Department of Management, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 14, 1-7

Abstract: The Human Resource (HR) function is often viewed by those in organizations as a process function and a cost-center, which results in an enhanced risk of outsourcing and automation. However, HR is also uniquely positioned to engage firms in cross-functional transformational change efforts, as its work is embedded in every business function within an organization. Sustainable HR and the triple bottom line (TBL) present opportunities for HR to build a strategic role within organizations. This essay provides strategic and tactical models, with specific steps for implementation, to assist HR in re-assert its role in driving the competitiveness of the firm through Sustainable HR.

Keywords: human resource management; sustainable HR; green HR; strategic HR; sustainability; social justice; diversity; environment; SDGs; triple bottom line (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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