A Comprehensive Review of Green Human Resource Management and Future Research Avenues

Abstract

There is emergent literature that shows the impacts that green human resource management (GHRM) has on individual outcomes, organizational outcomes, GHRM challenges, as well as drivers; but there is a scarcity of research avenues proposed to direct potential researchers in the GHRM field. For addressing this void in the literature, a literature review by following a systematic approach has been conducted of 87 papers on GHRM. The literature trends have been observed as examining the direct and indirect interrelationship between GHRM and performance through five GHRM aspects including green recruitment and selection, green training and development, green compensation and rewards, green employee involvement, and green performance management. Organizational performance dimensions include environmental, economic, social performance, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and green competitive advantage. Individual performance dimensions include green behavior, green creativity, and green innovation. This review has revealed seven thematic research gaps that should be focused on future GHRM research to make the field flourish and more mature. The originality of the paper lies in its unique nature of offering future research avenues.