Antecedents, outcomes, and boundaries of green human resource management: A literature review

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Lydia Murillo-Ramos
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-9861
Irene Huertas-Valdivia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-901X
Fernando E. García-Muiña
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7807-3715

Abstract

A gestão de recursos humanos verde (GRHV) é um elemento crucial do tópico de tendências globais da gestão verde. Embora a GRHV tenha recebido bastante atenção da academia nos últimos anos, há ainda alguma confusão em relação a seus antecedentes, aos processos sociais e psicológicos por meio dos quais a GRHV influencia o comportamento dos empregados e aos potenciais resultados observados a partir sua utilização. O presente artigo tem como objetivo esclarecer e oferecer um resumo dos componentes que têm sido explorados na relação entre a GRHV e o desempenho das organizações. Para atingir estes objetivos, realizamos uma revisão sistemática com base no método dos principais itens para relatar (PRISMA). Ainda, foi apresentada uma série de abordagens teóricas para estimular novos debates sobre a construção de teorias e a sua consequente utilização na investigação da GRHV. O estudo explica os fatores que motivam e dificultam a GRHV em nível organizacional e dos empregados, apresentando-os num quadro visual. As implicações da pesquisa para a prática levam a recomendações focalizadas para ajudar os gestores a compreender como criar condições que possibilitam melhorar o desempenho do ponto de vista da sustentabilidade. Por fim, foram identificadas lacunas que precisam de atenção e devem abrir caminho a novas linhas de investigação.

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MURILLO-RAMOS, L.; HUERTAS-VALDIVIA , I.; GARCÍA-MUIÑA , F. E. Antecedents, outcomes, and boundaries of green human resource management: A literature review. RAE - Revista de Administracao de Empresas , [S. l.], v. 63, n. 4, p. e2022–0268, 2023. DOI: 10.1590/S0034-759020230401. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/89715. Acesso em: 4 jul. 2024.
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