The Role of Green Human Resource Management in Promoting Occupational Health and Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria

Olatunji David Adekoya (o.adekoya@shu.ac.uk), Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi (hakeem.ajonbadi@bcu.ac.uk) and Chima Mordi (chima.mordi@brunel.ac.uk)
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Olatunji David Adekoya: Sheffield Hallam University
Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi: Birmingham City University
Chima Mordi: Brunel University London

Chapter Chapter 10 in Global Perspectives on Green HRM, 2023, pp 235-266 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This study explored the potential of green human resource management (green HRM) in promoting occupational healthOccupational health and environmental sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainability among academics, particularly in the Nigerian higher education sector. We adopted the interpretive qualitativeQualitative research research method and 43 semi-structured interviews to understand the work-life stressors affecting Nigerian academics and the role of green HRM in alleviating work-life stress and promoting occupational health and environmental sustainability. Our findings highlight key factors that promote and hinder the impact of green HRM on occupational health and environmental sustainability. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings by arguing that green HRM could enhance organisational climateOrganisational climate by serving as an essential component in occupational stress management and environmental management, whereby green HRM practices could act as an intervention for supporting employees in enhancing their health and wellbeing, achieving work-life balance (WLB)Work-life balance (WLB) and promoting a green environment.

Keywords: Work-life balance; Work-life stress; Green HRM; Nigeria; Academics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35795-4_10

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