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Managing human resources for environmental sustainability / Susan E. Jackson, Deniz S. Ones, Stephan Dilchert, editors ; foreword by Allen I. Kraut.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Professional practice series.
- The professional practice series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Management--Environmental aspects.
- Management.
- Personnel management--Environmental aspects.
- Personnel management.
- Sustainable development--Management.
- Sustainable development.
- Industries--Environmental aspects.
- Industries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xl, 456 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2012.
- Summary:
- Businesses are being pressured by governments, customers and employees alike to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and practices. This volume describes these trends and examines their implications for scholars and practitioners of human resource management. It explores the macro context that is shaping organizational responses to environmental concerns and includes several case studies that illustrate organizational initiatives that have clear implications for workforce management. The book also presents empirical research that is directly relevant to human resource management for environ
- Businesses are being pressured by governments, customers and employees alike to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and practices. This volume describes these trends and examines their implications for scholars and practitioners of human resource management. It explores the macro context that is shaping organizational responses to environmental concerns and includes several case studies that illustrate organizational initiatives that have clear implications for workforce management. The book also presents empirical research that is directly relevant to human resource management for environmentally-friendly organizations. International in scope it reflects concerns of different regions of the world North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The imperative for environmental sustainability
- pt. 2. Theoretical and empirical foundations to guide environmental initiatives
- pt. 3. Case studies illustrating the implementation of environmental initiatives
- pt. 4. Future directions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-23483-9
- 1-280-78457-1
- 9786613694966
- 1-118-22107-9
- OCLC:
- 797919417
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