Managing Human Resources for Environmental Sustainability

Businesses are being pressured by governments, customers and employees alike to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and practices. This volume describes these trends and examines their implications for scholars and practitioners of human resource management. It explores the macro context that is shaping organizational responses to environmental concerns and includes several case studies that illustrate organizational initiatives that have clear implications for workforce management. The book also presents empirical research that is directly relevant to human resource management for environmentally-friendly organizations. International in scope it reflects concerns of different regions of the world North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.