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Ensuring Environmental Sustainability with HRM Practices in Hospitality and Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 764 - 782, 31.07.2025

Gökhan Kenar

https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1718663

Abstract

This study explores Environmental Sustainability-focused Human Resource Management (ESHRM) practices within the hospitality and tourism (H&T) sector. The review reveals that most studies on Green HRM in this sector focus on isolated practices, without positioning them within a comprehensive ESHRM framework. Key theoretical perspectives identified include the Social Exchange Theory, the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity framework, and the Self-Determination Theory. The study presents a nomological network outlining the antecedents, mediators, moderators, and outcomes of ESHRM. Using a systematic literature review approach, 39 articles published between January 2008 and May 2025 and indexed in the Web of Science database were analysed. The findings indicate that ESHRM contributes to outcomes such as environmental performance, job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, and creativity. Furthermore, leadership style, organizational green culture, and top management commitment are identified as key antecedents of ESHRM. However, the study also highlights negative outcomes associated with environmental pressures, including environmental concerns, reduced perceived behavioural control, and breaches of the psychological contract. Overall, the study contributes to the literature by offering a comprehensive theoretical and practical understanding of ESHRM in the H&T context.

Keywords

Environmental Sustainability Green HRM Environmental Sustainability-focused HRM Hospitality Systematic Literature Review

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Konaklama ve Turizm Alanında Çevresel Sürdürülebilirliğe Yönelik İKY Uygulamaları: Sistematik Literatür Taraması

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 764 - 782, 31.07.2025

Gökhan Kenar

https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1718663

Abstract

Bu çalışma, konaklama ve turizm (K&T) sektöründe çevresel sürdürülebilirliğe odaklanan İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi (ÇSİKY) uygulamalarını incelemektedir. Yapılan derleme, sektördeki Yeşil İKY araştırmalarının büyük ölçüde bireysel uygulamalara odaklandığını ve bu uygulamaların kapsamlı bir ÇSİKY çerçevesi içinde ele alınmadığını ortaya koymaktadır. İncelenen çalışmalarda öne çıkan temel kuramsal yaklaşımlar arasında Sosyal Değişim Teorisi, Yetenek-Motivasyon-Fırsat çerçevesi ve Öz Belirleme Teorisi bulunmaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında, ÇSİKY’nin öncüllerini, aracılık eden değişkenlerini, düzenleyici faktörlerini ve sonuçlarını gösteren nomolojik bir ağ önerilmektedir. Sistematik literatür taraması yöntemiyle yürütülen bu araştırmada, Ocak 2008 ile Mayıs 2025 tarihleri arasında Web of Science veri tabanında yayımlanmış 39 makale analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, ÇSİKY uygulamalarının çevresel performans, iş doyumu, örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı ve yaratıcılık gibi olumlu çıktılara katkı sağladığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca, liderlik tarzı, örgütsel yeşil kültür ve üst yönetimin desteği, ÇSİKY'nin temel belirleyicileri arasında yer almaktadır. Öte yandan, çalışma çevresel baskılarla ilişkili bazı olumsuz sonuçlara da dikkat çekmektedir. Bu olumsuzluklar arasında çevresel kaygılar, azalmış algılanan davranışsal kontrol ve psikolojik sözleşme ihlalleri bulunmaktadır. Genel olarak bu çalışma, K&T sektörü bağlamında ÇSİKY'ye ilişkin kuramsal ve pratik açıdan bütüncül bir bakış açısı sunmakta ve bu alandaki literatüre önemli katkılar sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik Yeşil İKY Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik Odaklı İKY Konaklama Sistematik Literatür Taraması

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Primary Language English
Subjects Human Resources and Industrial Relations (Other)
Journal Section Review Articles
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Gökhan Kenar 0000-0002-3159-1865

Publication Date July 31, 2025
Submission Date June 12, 2025
Acceptance Date July 22, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 2

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APA Kenar, G. (2025). Ensuring Environmental Sustainability with HRM Practices in Hospitality and Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review. GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences, 8(2), 764-782. https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1718663
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