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3. Sustainable Human Resource Management: Making Human Resources More Responsible

Authors : Ekta Sarma, Madasu Bhaskara Rao

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Abstract

The extant literature focuses on business or corporate level strategy of the organization and its architecture to match HRM with organizational strategies, creating HR strategy and HR systems. But the need to respond to the sustainability of organizations needs a paradigm shift in all aspects of HRM at all levels, both inside and outside. Thus, the debate is on human resources playing a critical role in addressing the sustainability concerns. This paper is a response to the demands of sustainability of organizations, society and environment, of which the role of human resources is of paramount importance.

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Title
Sustainable Human Resource Management: Making Human Resources More Responsible
Authors
Ekta Sarma
Madasu Bhaskara Rao
Copyright Year
2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Sustainable Human Resource Management

Print ISBN: 978-981-15-5655-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-5656-2

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5656-2_3