The Effect of Green Human Resource Management on Green Supply Chain Management

Abstract

In the 21st century, rising concerns about environmental warnings has increased the importance of protecting the environment in different societies and organizations. A review of the specialized literature in this regard states that appropriate environmental management in companies requires the support of human resource management. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the role of green human resources management on the green supply chain management and the role of variables such as recruitment and selection, training, performance evaluation and rewards on the green supply chain management. In this research, data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire and distributed electronically between 59 managers and experts from 40 manufacturing companies of various industries in Iran. All of the questionnaires were used. The Cronbach's alpha in the questionnaire was 0.70, which is an acceptable value. Finally, data was analysed using the LISREL software. The results of the research variables showed that the variable of recruitment and selection with the loading factor of 4.38, training with the loading factor of 4.37, performance evaluation with the loading factor of 4.91, and rewards with the loading factor of 4.92 analysed. The level of significance in all variables is less than 5%, which indicates confirmation of the relevant hypotheses. The results affirmed that the factors of the green human resources management were very influential on the green supply chain management. Additionally, the results illustrated that obtaining and recruiting suitable staff who have the competencies, skills, knowledge and ability to learn the future education, their training and development, assessment of the process with the aim of determining the results of the work of an employee and facilities shared by staff all have a significant impact on the green supply chain management

Keywords

• Green Human Resource Management
• Green Supply Chain Management
• Human Factor

Project Number

SEMIT-1150

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