Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to integrate the literature on human resource management (HRM) and environmental management. Moreover, the paper shows the role that green human resource management (GHRM) plays in environmental management activities. This article examines the main relationships between human resource management and environmental strategy, emphasizing reciprocal influences. Moreover, the main human resource practices used in the literature are examined. In addition, methodological approaches that can be appropriate to advance the study of the link between human resource management and environmental strategy are proposed. Ideas for future research are also provided. As the role of human capital in implementing environmental management is a mature field of research, a new topic known as green human resource management has emerged. We examine studies that analyze both the relationship between general human resource management and environmental strategy and between green human resource management and environmental strategy.
Highlights
A relevant topic in the management field is environmental management
The main purpose of this article is to examine the reciprocal relationships between human resource management (HRM) and environmental management (EM) through a literature review
We looked for studies with the words “environmental strategy”, “environmental management”, “green management”, “environmental performance”, “ISO 14001” or “sustainab*” combined with
Summary
Due to important environmental problems (e.g., climate change, pollution, overconsumption of natural resources, deforestation, etc.), companies are integrating environmental issues into their corporate and competitive strategies (Bansal and Gao 2006; Hoffman and Bansal 2012). The relationship between voluntary environmental practices (e.g., environmental management systems), competitive advantage and financial performance has received increasing attention from academics and from practitioners, with an important debate on environmental management and firm competitiveness (Dwyer et al 2009; Albertini 2013; Martín-de Castro et al 2016) In this regard, human capital, and the role of managers and employees, is considered a key determinant of environmental management. It would be interesting to conduct studies that examine the linkages between human resource management and environmental strategy
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