A CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH ON GREEN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN GREEN HOSPITALS

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 465 - 490, 30.06.2025

Gülfer Büyüktaş Gayır

https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1531849

Öz

Green human resources management, which requires change, contributes to changing the culture, structure, strategy and regulations in healthcare organizations in a way that encourages environmental sustainability. The aim of the study prepared based on this reality is to evaluate the knowledge stock in the literature on the subject of "the role of green human resources management practices in creating a sustainable environmental culture in green hospitals". The research was prepared with the qualitative research method; It includes the presentation of the basic concepts related to "green hospital" and "green human resources management" and the relationships between these concepts in a pattern from general to specific and the drawing of their boundaries. The fact that health services are directly related to human life necessitates individuals from different professions to work in harmony in teams, and the management of complex relationships between teams increases the need for effective human resources management in health services. As a result of the research, it was seen that the green management approach applied in hospitals provides savings by using existing resources without waste and brings the responsibility of protecting the environment. It was understood that green managements create green behaviors, and these behaviors provide waste reduction, cost savings, competitive advantage for employees and benefits the environment. It was also revealed that green human resources practices are positively affected by environmentally oriented leadership. Despite their strategic importance, green human resources management practices are still in their infancy in the health sector. However, health organizations have begun to understand the need to increase environmental awareness with these practices in order to ensure their long-term sustainability.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Green , Green Hospital , Green Human Resource Management in Green Hospitals

YEŞİL HASTANELERDE YEŞİL İNSAN KAYNAKLARI YÖNETİMİ: KAVRAMSAL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Öz

Değişimi gerektiren yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimi sağlık organizasyonlarında kültürü, yapıyı, stratejiyi ve düzenlemeleri çevresel sürdürülebilirliği teşvik edici yönde değiştirmeye katkıda bulunur. Bu gerçeklikten hareketle hazırlanan çalışmanın amacı; “yeşil hastanelerde sürdürülebilir çevre kültürünün oluşturulmasında yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimi uygulamalarının rolü” konusunda alan yazındaki bilgi stokunu değerlendirmektir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemi ile hazırlanmış olup; “yeşil hastane” ve “yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimi” ile ilgili temel kavramlar ve bu kavramlar arasındaki ilişkilerin genelden özele doğru bir örüntü şeklinde sunumunu ve sınırlarının çizilmesini içermektedir. Sağlık hizmetlerinin insan hayatıyla doğrudan ilişkili olması, farklı mesleklerden bireylerin ekipler halinde uyumlu çalışmasını zorunlu kılmakta ve ekipler arasındaki karmaşık ilişkilerin yönetimi, sağlık hizmetlerinde etkili insan kaynakları yönetimine olan ihtiyacı artırmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda hastanelerde uygulanan yeşil yönetim anlayışının mevcut kaynakları israf etmeden kullanarak tasarruf sağladığı ve çevreyi koruma sorumluluğunu getirdiği görülmüştür. Yeşil yönetimlerin yeşil davranışlar oluşturduğu, bu davranışların ise atık azaltma, maliyet tasarrufu, çalışanların rekabet avantajı ve çevreye fayda sağladığı anlaşılmıştır. Yeşil insan kaynakları uygulamalarının, çevre merkezli liderlikten olumlu yönde etkilendiği de ortaya çıkmıştır. Yeşil insan kaynakları yönetimi uygulamaları, stratejik önemine rağmen sağlık sektöründe hala emekleme aşamasındadır. Ancak sağlık organizasyonları, uzun vadeli sürdürülebilirliklerini güvence altına almak amacıyla bu uygulamalarla çevre bilincini artırma gerekliliğini anlamaya başlamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yeşil , Yeşil Hastane , Yeşil Hastanelerde İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi

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