Abstract
In the last few years, global concerns have increased regarding environmental issues. These concerns generated more pressure and necessitated businesses and industries to develop and use green management by adopting green practices and products. Green HRM practices have emerged to be one of effective management initiatives in environmental management. Tanzania intends to be a semi-industrialized country and the government has been showing recommendable efforts to ensure that the goal is successfully achieved. In considering industrialization process in Tanzania there is a need to look for best practices in dealing with the side effects of industrialization to ensure that the process does not only benefit the economy but also protects the planet earth. This study used a case study design to learn how industries use Green HRM practices to ensure that their operations do not lead to environmental degradation. The study found that green recruitment and selection, green training, green performance management and green rewards management are essential in environmental management. The study recommends industries to formalize and adopt green human resource management practices in order to increase environmental management performance for successful industrialization of the Tanzania economy.
Highlights
Industrialization is rapidly taking place in different regions
Through the interviews conducted it was found that Mohamed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (METL) have policies which are crucial in guiding recruitment and selection to ensure the process contributes towards environmental management by assisting recruitment and selection of people with ‘green minds’
The study found that when recruitment and selection considers the need for environmental sustainability it shows how serious the industries are in green agendas and this sends a strong message to new recruits on how committed the industries are towards environmental management
Summary
Industrialization is rapidly taking place in different regions. Countries have been experiencing an increase in levels of production, employment and economic development in general [1]. Industrial growth comes with its severe effects. It causes tremendous stress on the entire bionetwork and natural system components like water, air, soil, bio-diversity including surrounding ecosystem [2]. Manufacturing industries have been finger pointed for their significant contribution on environmental pollution [3]. To deal with environmental issues, various green practices such as green procurement, green marketing, and green accounting have been implemented by various firms to ensure that these firms operate sustainably and do not become harmful to the environment
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