Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland a perspective of managers

Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää, missä määrin Vaasan kaupungissa toimivat organisaatiot käyttävät henkilöstöjohtamisen (HRM) käytäntöjä työntekijöiden ympäristöystävälliseen käyttäytymiseen työpaikalla. Tämä tutkimus perustuu kattavaan kirjallisuuskatsaukseen, joka kattaa henkilöstöjoht...

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Main Author: Malual, Peter
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2023
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description Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää, missä määrin Vaasan kaupungissa toimivat organisaatiot käyttävät henkilöstöjohtamisen (HRM) käytäntöjä työntekijöiden ympäristöystävälliseen käyttäytymiseen työpaikalla. Tämä tutkimus perustuu kattavaan kirjallisuuskatsaukseen, joka kattaa henkilöstöjohtamisen (HRM) käytännöt, joilla kannustetaan työntekijöiden ympäristömyönteistä käyttäytymistä työpaikalla. Nämä käytännöt sisältävät työntekijän elinkaaren; palkkiot ja korvaukset; koulutus ja koulutus; voimaannuttaminen ja osallistuminen; ja esimiehen osallistuminen. Tämän tutkimuksen aineisto on kuitenkin kerätty kyselyllä, jossa kvantitatiivisena tutkimustyökaluna käytettiin itse tehtyä kyselylomaketta. Tältä osin kerättiin tietoja 100 osallistujalta, joiden yritykset toimivat Vaasan kaupungissa syys-joulukuun 2021 välisenä aikana. Lisäksi otettiin tutkiva lähestymistapa data-analyysiin, jonka tavoitteena oli selvittää, missä määrin ihmisten organisaatiot käyttävät resurssienhallintaa käytännöt, joilla parannetaan työntekijöiden ympäristömyönteistä käyttäytymistä työpaikalla. Tämän tutkimuksen tulokset osoittavat kestävän henkilöstöjohtamisen (HRM) toteuttamisen kokonaispistemäärän kohtalaisen tason, joka on 3,07 asteikolla 5. Esimiesten osallistumiskäytännöt, koulutus ja valmennus sekä elinkaari sai 3 kohtia, joita pidetään kohtalaisina. Tämä tutkimus ehdottaa, että organisaatioiden tulisi sisällyttää kestävät HRM-käytännöt organisaatiostrategioihinsa, jos ne pyrkivät saavuttamaan korkeamman kestävän tason. Sitoutuminen kestävän kehityksen aloitteisiin vaatii siksi yrityksiä investoimaan käytäntöihin, joiden avulla työntekijät voivat hankkia taitoja ja kykyjä, jotka helpottavat ympäristömyönteistä käyttäytymistä työpaikalla. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which organizations operating in the city of Vaasa use human resource management (HRM) practices to encourage employee's pro-environmental behaviours in the workplace. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this study covers HRM practices that are used to encourage employee's pro-environmental behaviour's (PEBs) in the workplace. These practices include the employee life cycle; reward and compensation; education and training; empowerment and participation; and manager involvement. The data for this research were collected through a survey in which a self-administered questionnaire was used as a quantitative research tool. In this regard, data were collected from 100 participants whose companies operate in the city of Vaasa in Finland during the period between September and December 2021. Moreover, an exploratory approach was adopted to analyse the data with the aim of investigating the extent to which human resource management practices are used by organizations to enhance employee's Pro-environmental behaviours in the workplace. The results of this study indicate the moderate level of the overall mean of implementation of sustainable human resource management (HRM) practices which is 3.07 on a scale of 5. Practices of Manager involvement, education and training, and life cycle respectively scored 3 which are considered as moderate levels. This study suggests that organizations must include sustainable HRM practices in their organizational strategies if they aim to achieve a higher level of sustainability. Thus, commitment to sustainability initiatives requires companies to invest in practices that enable their employees to acquire skills and abilities that facilitate pro-environmental behaviours in the workplace.
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title Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers
title_full Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers
title_fullStr Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers
title_full_unstemmed Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers
title_short Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland
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title_txtP Assessing sustainable human resources management practices used by organizations to encourge employee’s pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace in the city of Vaasa – Finland : a perspective of managers
topic sustainable HRM practices green HRM practices environmental management system employee’s pro-environmental behaviour Ability-Motivation-Opportunity theory Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 henkilöstöjohtaminen työntekijät kestävä kehitys organisaatiot yritykset ympäristöjohtaminen henkilöstö henkilöstöhallinto human resource management employees sustainable development organisations (systems) enterprises environmental leadership staff personnel administration
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