Exploring Green HR Practices in the Construction Industry—Evidence from Poland

Joanna Moczydłowska, Joanna Sadkowska () and Krystyna Leszczewska
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Joanna Moczydłowska: Department of Management, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Joanna Sadkowska: Faculty of Management, Department of Strategic Development, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland
Krystyna Leszczewska: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Lomza, 18-400 Lomza, Poland

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: The objective of this paper is twofold. First, it systematizes knowledge about green management practices as a manifestation of the green human resource management (HRM) concept. Second, it diagnoses the practices of green management in construction companies in Poland. The research is qualitative and was conducted in three construction companies (one large, one medium, and one small-sized). Due to the small sample size, the study is treated as a pilot study. The research concluded that although green management practices are employed in the studied companies, they are neither systemic nor satisfactory in intensity. In the large company, green management practices are visible at all stages of the human resource process except for employee appraisal. In the medium and small companies, green management is limited to the development of green knowledge and employee awareness activities. The added value of this paper is an original tool for diagnosing the level of advancement of green management practices in competence management, which can be used in various types of business entities, regardless of the sector or industry.

Keywords: green management practices; green HRM concept; construction companies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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