GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A TRANSFORMATION FROM A TRADITIONAL EMPLOYEE INTO A GREEN PARADIGM

Abstract

Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is a escalating tendency throughout the world but it’s novel in Pakistan. Organizations are now endeavoring on the way to superiority due to the competitive business settings. As compared to past, they are now more determined on following green practices. In order to entice, involve and keep Green Workforce and thus cultivating firm’s performance, managements are now developing their image as “environment friendly” and “employee friendly”. Enterprises today turn out to be more aware of the environmental concerns. According to different firms, green human resource management is integration of environmental management with human resource management. Environmental management involves minimizing waste and using all the resources to achieve maximum efficiency. Green HRM involves reduction in hardcopies, using video teleconferencing, motivating employees to shut down their computers when not in use, using minimum light and fan. In that vein, conceptually current study is focusing to provide great insight towards Green Human Resource Management from employee’s perspective.