Special Issue "Rethinking Sustainability in Human Resource Management"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Ingi Runar Edvardsson
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Guest Editor
School of Business, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland
Interests: knowledge management; human resource management; labour markets; regional universities
Prof. Dr. Susanne Durst
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Guest Editor
Department of Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Interests: sustainable business development; sustainable innovation; responsible organizations; responsible digitalization; knowledge management; knowledge risk management; small business management
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Dear Colleagues,

Taking the COVID-19 virus as a recent event, one can observe that working life has changed throughout the world. People have experienced lockdown, social distancing, and isolation. Many firms have been closed down, and in other cases production have been slowed down for security reasons, and service and sales have been moved online. Consequently, many people have lost their employment, salaries have been reduced, and people have been sent home for distance working. Against this background, this Special Issue invites us to rethink Human Resource Management (HRM), with a particular interest in sustainable HRM. How have recent developments affected creativity, innovation, motivation, social isolation, stress, and work-life balance? Will we see a more sustainable future via homeworking, online meetings, and less commuting? How will it affect the social aspects of work? How is the relationship between managers and employees affected by recent developments?

Theoretical, conceptual, and empirical articles on new and innovative approaches to sustainable HRM are welcome.

Prof. Ingi Runar Edvardsson
Prof. Dr. Susanne Durst
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • Creativity
  • Homeworking
  • Work-life balance
  • Commuting
  • Online meetings
  • Social aspects of work
  • Relationship between managers and employees

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Socially Responsible HR in Action: Learning from Corporations Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World 2018/2019
Sustainability 2021, 13(6), 3237; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063237 - 15 Mar 2021
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As ethical management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and corporate sustainability (CS) are increasingly permeating business discourse, contemplating the role of human resources (HR) in helping organizations with socially responsible management is a proactive acceptance of stakeholders’ expectations while reinforcing the field’s identity and [...] Read more.
As ethical management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and corporate sustainability (CS) are increasingly permeating business discourse, contemplating the role of human resources (HR) in helping organizations with socially responsible management is a proactive acceptance of stakeholders’ expectations while reinforcing the field’s identity and contribution. In response, the we examined the HR policies and practices of 46 multinational enterprises (MNEs) listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World 2018/2019 to add new insights to the literature and inform the HR field on how to move forward with socially responsible HR. Content analysis and inductive conceptualization of the MNEs’ HR activities produced a triangular pyramid for socially responsible HR, constructed with eight major themes at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels. Building on the findings, we suggest implications for practice and research, and conclude with urging the HR community to demonstrate leadership in setting the agendas and facilitating change toward socially responsible management. Full article
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