Green management of human resources in organizations: An approach to the sustainable environmental management

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Environmental management Green human resource management Environmental movement Sustainability Organizational performance Green movement

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Rezaei-Moghaddam, K.
Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran

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This paper investigates green management of human resources and organizational performance towards sustainable environmental management. Explaining the importance of environmental impacts derived from organizational activities as well as attempting to create environmental awareness to perform green organizational strategies in order to protecting environmental sustainability is the main aim of the study. The paper tries to explain green human resource management and their impact on sustainable development. At first, the core components of green human resource management is explained. And then the environmentally friendly human resource practices and the preservation of knowledge capital have been emphasized. Based on the results, green movements to environmental protection are the key elements towards green human resource management. Finally, some practical recommendations to green goals in the organizations have been provided.

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Rezaei-Moghaddam, K. (2016). Green management of human resources in organizations: An approach to the sustainable environmental management. International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 12(3), 415–428. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/6630
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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2016): May
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