Dhaka University Journal of Management
Vol. 15 , No. 1 & 2, January 2023 – December 2023
https://doi.org/10.57240/DUJMV15A9
A Comprehensive Review of Green Human Resource
Management and Future Research Avenues
Dr. Shah Ridwan Chowdhury1
Received on 18th Sep 2023, Accepted on 6th Dec 2023, Publised on 31st Dec 2023
Abstract: There is emergent literature that shows the impacts that green human resource
management (GHRM) has on individual outcomes, organizational outcomes, GHRM
challenges, as well as drivers; but there is a scarcity of research avenues proposed to direct
potential researchers in the GHRM field. For addressing this void in the literature, a literature
review by following a systematic approach has been conducted of 87 papers on GHRM. The
literature trends have been observed as examining the direct and indirect interrelationship
between GHRM and performance through five GHRM aspects including green recruitment and
selection, green training and development, green compensation and rewards, green employee
involvement, and green performance management. Organizational performance dimensions
include environmental, economic, social performance, corporate social responsibility (CSR)
and green competitive advantage. Individual performance dimensions include green behavior,
green creativity, and green innovation. This review has revealed seven thematic research gaps
that should be focused on future GHRM research to make the field flourish and more mature.
The originality of the paper lies in its unique nature of offering future research avenues.
Keywords: GHRM, Performance, Environmental, Economic, Social, CSR, GCA