Green Human Resources Management in Organizations: A Theoretical Approach

Abstract

The pressure of global competition and the increasing environmental awareness of consumers are the driving forces for enterprises to adopt the green management philosophy. The main way to implement the green management approach is through the realization of green applications in business functions. One of the most important functional applications we face here is green human resources management. Experiencing green applications in all human resources functions starting from recruitment by the employees who will ensure and maintain the green understanding in the enterprise, will provide great support for becoming a green business and realizing green management. In the light of this understanding, the main purpose of this study is to emphasize the significance of green human resources management and explain both the concept and its functions such as, recruitment, performance management, training and development, compensation, employee relations and work-life balance. By this means, to inform business managers about how to adapt this understanding to human resources processes and to contribute to Turkish literature which is very limited since there is not enough study in this field. Most of the studies focus on environmental sustainability. In this study, how green practices can be realized in human resource management functions is explained in detail.

Keywords

• Green Human Resources Management,Green Management,Green Processes

Örgütlerde Yeşil İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi Uygulamaları: Teorik Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Küresel rekabetin yarattığı baskı ve tüketicilerin giderek artan çevre bilinci işletmelerin yeşil yönetim felsefesini benimsemeleri konusunda itici güçler olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Yeşil yönetim anlayışını hayata geçirmenin başlıca yolu da işletme fonksiyonlarında yeşil uygulamaların gerçekleştirilmesinden geçer. Bu noktada karşımıza çıkan en önemli fonksiyonel uygulamalardan biri yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimidir. İşletmede yeşil anlayışının yerleşmesini sağlayacak ve sürdürecek olan çalışanların, işe alımdan itibaren tüm insan kaynakları fonksiyonlarında yeşil uygulamalarla karşılaşmaları, yeşil işletme olma ve yeşil yönetimi gerçekleştirme konusunda büyük destek sağlayacaktır. Söz konusu anlayıştan hareketle bu çalışmanın amacı; öncelikle yeşil insan kaynakları yönetiminin ne olduğunu ele alarak önemini vurgulamak, bu sistem içerisinde yer alan işe alım, performans yönetimi, eğitim ve geliştirme, ücretlendirme, çalışan ilişkileri ve iş-yaşam dengesi süreçlerinin nasıl ele alınması gerektiği teorik olarak incelemektir. Bu sayede işletme yöneticilerini, insan kaynakları süreçlerine bu anlayışı nasıl adapte edebilecekleri konusunda bilgilendirebilmek ve söz konusu alanda yeterli çalışma olmadığından oldukça kısıtlı olan Türkçe literatüre katkıda bulunabilmektir. Yerli yazında yer alan çalışmaların büyük kısmı çevresel sürdürülebilirlik konusuna ağırlık vermektedir. Bu çalışma ile insan kaynakları yönetimi fonksiyonlarında yeşil uygulamaların ne şekilde gerçekleştirilebileceği detaylı olarak ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

• Yeşil İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi,Yeşil Yönetim,Yeşil Süreçler

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