Presenting a Comprehensive Framework of Green HRM Using a Meta-Synthesis Approach

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Authors

1 MSc., Department of Public Adminstration, Faculty of Management and Economics, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.

2 PhD. Candidate, Department of IT., Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran.

3 . PhD., Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.

Abstract

Background & Purpose: In the new era, public and private organizations consider having environmental awareness as an important and necessary thing for their survival. Thus, the present study has systematically reviewed green human resource management studies to provide a comprehensive framework of green human resource management.
Methodology: This study is fundamental in terms of purpose and a combination-documentary in terms of data collection. Through a meta-synthesis approach and systematic review, researchers evaluated published studies on green human resource management from 2000 to 2019 at Scopus, Thomson Routers external databases, Meg Iran, and Noor Magz internal databases. They selected and analyzed 21 related articles. In order to determine the importance and priority of the extracted dimensions, Shannon entropy method was used.
Findings: Generally, after content analysis of the selected studies, 100 codes, 27 concepts, and 10 categories including design and analysis of green jobs, green recruitment process, green socialization, green performance appraisal, green incentives and rewards, green human resources training and development, green employee relationships and participation, green accountability system, green work safety and health, and green discipline were extracted.  According to the research findings, the concept of Link payment to environmental performance assessment had the highest coefficient of importance. Finally, after conducting the research steps, a comprehensive framework of green human resource management was provided.
Conclusion: The proposed framework can be a good basis for implementing green human resource management in organizations so that the organizations, by being aware of the potentials, can adjust their future policies in line with the organization's environment and increase organizational green performance. Additionally, it is expected that the implementation of the human resource management framework can affect the health of the community and contribute to the efficient and effective use of natural resources by using the methods and strategies of green human resource management.

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Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume 12, Issue 1
March 2022
Pages 48-76

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  • Receive Date: 24 September 2021
  • Revise Date: 04 February 2022
  • Accept Date: 18 May 2022

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