Green Human Resource Management: A Review of Integration of Environment and HRM Practices in Hotel Industry
Abstract
The concept of ‘Green Human Resource Management Practices’ in hotel industry in gaining momentum in the recent times and has drawn a great deal of attention from the perspective of academia and the industry. This paper is a collage of reviews taken from the existing literature on the subject with a prime objective to explore about green human resource management practices in hotel industry. It has been observed after a careful perusal that green practices need a further extension from the existing practices of human resource management. The prime objective of this conceptual paper is to understand the need for green human resource practices in the hotel industry at large and to contribute towards the scope of green practices in human resources management for sustainable environmental performance.
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[5] Cherian, J. P. & Jacob, J. (2012). A study of green HR practices and its effective implementation in the organization: A review. International Journal of Business and Management, 7(21): 25-33.
[6] Deepika, R. & Karpagam, V. (2016). A study on green HRM practices in an organization. International Journal of Applied Research, 2(8): 426-429.
[7] Han, H. and Yoon, H. (2015). Hotel customers' environmentally responsible behavioral intention: impact of key constructs on the decision in green consumer. International Journal of HospitalityManagement, 45: 22–33.
[8] Han, H., Hsu, L. J., Lee, J., & Sheu, C. (2011). Are lodging customers ready to go green? An examination of attitudes, demographics, and eco-friendly intentions, 30(2): 345–355.
[9] Heish, Y.C. (2012). Hotel companies' environmental policies and practices: a content analysis of their web pages. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 24(1): 97–121.
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[14] Kasim, A. (2006). The need for business environmental and social responsibility in the tourism industry. International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, 7(1): 1–22.
[15] Maglovska C. (2020). The environmental impact of hotels: the future is green. International scientific refereed online journal with impact factor. ISSN 2367-5721, Journal homepage: www.sociobrains.com.
[16] Manaktola, K. and Jauhari, V. (2007). Exploring consumer attitudes and behavior towards green practices in the lodging industry in India. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality, 19(5): 364-377.
[17] Mittal, V. K., & Sangwan, K. S. (2014). Prioritizing drivers for green manufacturing: environmental., social and economic perspectives. Procedia CIRP, 15: 135-140.
[18] Opatha, H.H., & Arunrajah, A. A. (2014). Green human resource management: Simplified general reflections. International Business Research Journal, 7(8): 101-112.
[19] Park, J., Kim. H.J. & McCleary (2014). The impact of top managements’ environmental management. Journal of hospitality & tourism research, 38(1): 95-115.
[20] Prasad, R. S. (2013). Green HRM-partner in sustainable competitive growth. Journal of Management Sciences and Technology, 1(1): 15-18.
[21] Rahman, I., Reynolds, D. and Svaren, S. (2012). How green are North American hotels? An exploration of low-cost adoption practices. Int. J. Hosp. Manag. 31: 720–727.
[22] Rawashdeh M. and Adnan (2018). The impact of green human resource management on organizational environmental performance in Jordanian health service organizations. Management Science Letters, 8: 1049–1058.
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Published
2021-09-30
How to Cite
MOHANTY, Sasmita; MISHRA, Sitikantha; MOHANTY, Ashish.
Green Human Resource Management: A Review of Integration of Environment and HRM Practices in Hotel Industry.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 6, p. 1572-1575, sep. 2021.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/6436>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jemt.12.6(54).13.
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