Week 6 – Preparation Work: Sustainability and Human Resource Management
Read Chapter One from the following text:
Ehnert, Harry, W., & Zink, K. J. (2013). Sustainability and Human Resource Management: Developing Sustainable Business Organizations. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
After reading the above chapter answer the following question:
In the reading the authors discuss how they use Sustainable HRM as a broad umbrella term to aid in understanding Sustainable HRM. What do the author’s mean by this and why not use a single specific definition – what other perspectives could be included to improve this definition and make the concept more rigorous?
Your answer should be 150 words (+/- 10%). When answering the above question you can draw on sources beyond the article suggested.
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Additional readings:
Anlesinya, & Susomrith, P. (2020). Sustainable human resource management: a systematic review of a developing fieldLinks to an external site.. Journal of Global Responsibility, 11(3), 295–324. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-04-2019-0038 (Links to an external site.)
Piwowar‐Sulej. (2021). Core functions of Sustainable Human Resource Management. A hybrid literature review with the use of H‐Classics methodologyLinks to an external site.. Sustainable Development (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England), 29(4), 671–693. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2166 (Links to an external site.)
Randev, & Jha, J. K. (2019). Sustainable Human Resource Management: A Literature-based IntroductionLinks to an external site.. NHRD Network Journal, 12(3), 241–252. https://doi.org/10.1177/2631454119873495 (Links to an external site.)
Spooner, & Kaine, S. (2010). Defining Sustainability and Human Resource ManagementLinks to an external site.. International Employment Relations Review, 16(2), 70–81.