Supporting eco-innovation by green HRM practices

KULHAVÝ, Viktor. Supporting eco-innovation by green HRM practices. Online. In IFKAD 2014: 9th Iinternational Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics: Knowledge And Management Models for Sustainable Growth. Matera, Itálie: IKAM-INST Knowledge Asset Management, 2014, p. 327-341. ISBN 978-88-96687-04-8.

Basic information

• Original name: Supporting eco-innovation by green HRM practices
• Name in Czech: Podpora eko-inovací prostřednictvím proenvironmentálních praktik v HR
• Authors: KULHAVÝ, Viktor (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Matera, Itálie, IFKAD 2014: 9th Iinternational Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics: Knowledge And Management Models for Sustainable Growth, p. 327-341, 15 pp. 2014.
• Publisher: IKAM-INST Knowledge Asset Management

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Italy
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: electronic version available online
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/14:00083882
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• ISBN: 978-88-96687-04-8
• UT WoS: 000357262300015
• Keywords (in Czech): corporate sustainability; strategic knowledge management; environmental management; employee participation; FSSD
• Keywords in English: udržitelnost organizace; strategický znalostní management; environmentální management; angažovanost pracovníků; FSSD

Abstract

Purpose - To explore the conceptual links between Green Human Resources Management and Strategic Sustainable Development with the focus on knowledge management practices. The question explored is "In what ways can human resources management tools, processes and practices help to support employee participation in eco-innovation birth and at the same time be strategically moving an organisation towards sustainability?" Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses a literature review approach. An overview of the contemporary state-of-the-art employee participation practices in the context of knowledge management is presented. Possible future integration of knowledge management tools within the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development is being proposed. Originality/value - The strategic aspect of human resources management and sustainability constitutes a joint connection. Scholars have been currently exploring the environmental management issues integration within the human resources research field. Knowledge management practices such as suggestion programmes or problem solving circles are one of the main measures used in continuous improvement efforts in companies. But little is known on how to use these tools strategically when dealing with environmental issues. Practical implications - Environmental knowledge and values are reported to be predictors of employee environmental behaviours. The workers wide participation increases the business performance by sharing the knowledge of all workers within an organisation. Designing knowledge management processes in a way that will ensure the innovation tools and actions are aligned with a viable sustainability strategy can bring stronger employee engagement and better environmental performance.

Abstract (in Czech)

Článek publikovaný ve sborníku IFKAD 2014 popisuje konceptuální propojení mezi tzv. zeleným řízením lidských zdrojů (HRM) a přístupe Strategického udržitelného rozvoje (Startegic sustainable development).