Enhancing the role of human resource management in corporate sustainability and social responsibility: a multi-stakeholder, multidimensional approach to HRM

Stahl, G. K., Brewster, C. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-1518, Collings, D. G. and Hajro, A. (2019) Enhancing the role of human resource management in corporate sustainability and social responsibility: a multi-stakeholder, multidimensional approach to HRM. Human Resource Management Review. ISSN 1053-4822 doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100708

Abstract/Summary

This paper focuses on the increased pressure for corporations to engage in corporate sustainability (CS) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in order to address the current crisis of confidence in business, align their activities with the needs and expectations of a broader set of stakeholders, and help tackle the world's grand challenges. We argue that human resource management (HRM) has a potentially vital role to play in contributing to a firm's CS/CSR efforts, but so far has failed to deliver. We explore the reasons for this failure and discuss ways for HRM to play a more prominent role in the design and implementation of a firm's CS/CSR strategy. Building on earlier attempts to integrate corporate responsibility and sustainability into the HRM performance construct, we propose a multidimensional, multi-stakeholder approach to sustainable HRM that encompasses activities aimed both at avoiding harmful consequences for stakeholders and contributing to positive outcomes along the triple bottom line (i.e., people, planet, and prosperity). We discuss implications for research and develop a set of propositions and guidelines for future research.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/85996
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100708
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
Publisher	Elsevier
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