2008•The International Journal of Human Resource ManagementOpen access

The central role of human resource management in the search for sustainable organizations

Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour, Fernando César Almada Santos

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The aim of this article is to present the main contributions of human resource management to develop sustainable organizations. The relationship between human resources and organizational sustainability, which is based on economical, social and environmental performance, involves some important aspects concerning management such as innovation, cultural diversity and the environment. The integration of items from the triple bottom line approach leads to developing a model based on a strategic and central posture of human resource management. Based on this model, propositions and recommendations for future research on this theme are presented.

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Key concepts: Human resource management, Business, Knowledge management, Sustainability, Human resource management system, Organizational behavior and human resources, Triple bottom line, Resource management (computing)