A study of green HR practices and their implementation in the hotel industry
Keywords:
green practices, hotel industry, green HRM, sustainable managementAbstract
The global pandemic COVID-19 has taught us to be more sensitive for environmental protection and sustainability of natural resources. Adverse environment conditions are giving us so many threats in the form of climate changes that leads to negative impact not only on ecosystem but also on human health. To consider the threats, researcher attempted to evaluate and identify the Green HR practices and their implementation in the hotel industry. Under this review study, the researcher discusses the meaning and significance of implementing green HR practices along with their imperative benefits in the hotel industry. This study revealed six major scopes of the execution of green HR practices in the hotel industry. To carry out this study researcher reviewed sixty-three research articles of the recent ten years, published in national and international Books, Journals, and websites.
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