Human Resource Management for Organizational Sustainability

✍ Scribed by Radha R. Sharma (author)

• Publisher: Business Expert Press
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 233
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book will bridge the knowledge gap and provide valuable insights into how sustainable HRM practices can contribute not only to organizational sustainability but also to sustainability at large.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on September 25, 2015 contains holistic, far reaching, and people-centered set of universal and transformative goals and targets. These call for strengthening capacities and providing an enabling environment for access to opportunities that are sustainable from economic, social, and environmental standpoints. Sustainability focus of the organization needs to go hand in hand with sustainable HRM systems, processes, and practices. But the reality is that sustainability is seldom a part of HR plans or strategic HR practices of most of the organizations.

Human Resource Management for Organizational Sustainability offers a new paradigm by focusing on human resource systems and processes from the lens of sustainability. The book puts together the concepts, researches, and practices that advance the understanding of organizational sustainability through human resource management contributed by specialists from Austria, Germany, India, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States, with examples, cases, and review questions. Whereas environment-related aspects have been receiving increasing attention over the years, the "people" element of social responsibility has received limited attention in management education and also in the business world.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Human Resource Management for Organizational Sustainability
Contents
Acknowledgments
Human Resource Management for Organizational Sustainability
Introduction
References
CHAPTER 1: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Recruitment
Introduction
What Lessons Have “We” Learned?
Economic Paradigm
Socially Responsible Organizations
Sustainable Human Resource Management
Recruitment
Irresponsible Recruitment in the Health Sector
Irresponsible Recruitment in the Higher Education Sector
Responsible Recruitment: Employer Branding
Summary
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 2: Personal Development toward a Sustainability Mindset
Learning from the Exceptions
More than Information
New Focus for New Learning Goals
A Oneness with Nature
Introspection and Self-Awareness
Mindfulness, Consciousness
Reflection
Larger Purpose
Collaboration
Summary
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 3: Transparency in Reward and Recognition
Introduction and History
Impact of Rewards and Recognition on Employee Behavior
Most Impactful Employee Engagement Drivers
Factors to Consider While Designing R&R Practices
Importance of Transparent R&R Practices
Empowerment
Impact on Engagement
Motivational Boost
Factors Influencing Transparency at Various Levelsof the Organization
At an Enterprise Level
At the Manager Level
Systemic Level
R&R Frameworks: Why Do They Fail?
Inadequate Budget allocations
Lack of Leadership Interest
Lack of Standardized Metrics
Poor Communication of Practices
Weak Frameworks
Poor Engagement
Summary
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 4: Responsible Communication
An Ethics-Based Approach to CSR Communication
Introduction
CSR Communication in Practice: A Critical Analysis
From PR-oriented CSR Communication to Responsible Communication
Responsible Communication: Definition and Principles
Definition of Responsible Communication
Putting into Action: Responsible Communication on Three Levels
The Effect of Responsible Communication
Responsible Communication is Effective
Responsible Communication is Efficient
References
CHAPTER 5: Motivating Future Business Leaders to Assume Social Responsibility through Prosocial Behaviors
Social Responsibility through Prosocial Behaviors: Examples from Project SPRING
Observations of Project SPRING:The Motivation Process of Lecturers and Students
What Does Theory Say about the Motivationto Adopt Socially Responsible Behavior?
Summary
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 6: Accountability in Appraisal Process
Introduction and Historical Background
What Is Performance Appraisal?
Process Overview
Summing Up
Accountability: A Key Factor
How Does It Work in an Organization?
Accountability in Appraisals
The 3E and 3C: Organizational Effectiveness Model
The Model in Action: What Does It Mean?
Linkage of 3C and 3E
Employer (Manager)
Employee
3C Represents
Conclusion
Accountability in Appraisal Processes
Employee
Employer
Enterprise
Accountability in Building the Culture of the Organization
Accountability in Building the Climate of the Organization
Accountability in Building Conditions of the Organization
Case Study: Accountable Performance Award Scheme (PAS)
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 7: Values, Ethics and the Human Spirit for Responsible Management
Introduction
Values
Ethics and the Internal Conflicts at the Workplace
Swadharma
Conscience
Purushartha: A Holistic Approach to Human Values
Standards of Practice in Organizations
Promoting Ethics in Organizations
Summary
Case
SBI: What Makes It the Most Trusted Bank in India
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 8: Coaching and Mentoring for Responsibility
Introduction
Defining Coaching and Mentoring
Roles and Skills for Mentors and Coaches
Theoretical Background
International Standards
How Coaching and Mentoring Can Contribute to Education for Responsibility
Coaching, Mentoring, and Transition
Coaching, Mentoring, and Reflection
Some Examples of Coaching and Mentoring in Practice
Ethical Mentoring
An Informal Mentoring Relationship
Using Co-mentoring for Continuing Professional Development
Summary
Questions
References
CHAPTER 9: Training Employees for Responsible Management
The Role of Employees in Responsible Management
Inducing Responsible Behavior of Employees
Training for Responsibility
The Possibility to Train for Responsibility and Ethics
Objectives and Contents of Training
Concepts of Training
Summary
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 10: Management Education for Developing a New Generation of Managers to Lead Responsibly
Introduction
Why Is Responsible Leadership Hard to Achieve?
What Role Does Management Education Play in Developing Responsible Leaders?
So How Can a Shift in Management Education Be Achieved?
Case Studies: Two Programs in Practice
Lancaster University: MSc Leadership Practice and Responsibility
University of Cumbria: MBA Leadership and Sustainability
Summary
Review Questions
References
CHAPTER 11: Promoting Responsible Leadership and Sustainability
A Case Study in Management Education
Introduction
What Makes the Residencies Innovating and Inspiring?
Brief Overview of the Program and the Importance of Partnerships
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Residential Programs
Summary
Acknowledgments
Review Questions
References
Case Study
Nikhil at ABC Constructions
Background
The Problem
My Response
The Options
The Last Straw
Providing Safe Drinking Water to Ude Karan
The Background
The Challenges Related to the Existing Business Model
The Solution
The Way Forward
Discussion Questions
Editor and Author
List of Contributors
Index
Ad Page
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