The Effects of Human Resource Management on Environmental Management Development

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university of tehran

Abstract

Increasing worries about environmental warnings have extended the attention of communities an environmental organizations to the vitality of this issue in the 21st century. Special investigations have shown that suitable environmental conduct by the companies is due to the support of human resource. As environmental management in companies is an emerging goal for organizations, the function of human resource can be considered as an exceptionally important help. This research is intended to investigate the effects of human resource management on selecting and applying environmental management. This applied research follows a survey method for data collection. The conceptual model of the study is tested by dispensing 126 questionnaires among the employees of industrial companies in Booshehr. Research hypothesis is tested by structural equation modeling and LISREL software. The results indicated that the function of human resource is positively and significantly related to environmental management.

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Journal of Research in Human Resources Management
Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 27
serial no.27
June 2017
Pages 51-74

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  • Receive Date: 13 September 2016
  • Accept Date: 25 April 2017

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