Guest Editors:
Jim Westerman - Appalachian State University
(westermanjw@appstate.edu)
Sita Vanka - University of Hyderabad
(sita_vanka@yahoo.com)
Madasu Bhaskara Rao - IBS-Hyderabad, IFHE University
(mbr@ibsindia.org)
Manish Gupta - IBS-Hyderabad, IFHE University
(manish.gupta.research@gmail.com)
A paradigm shift is evolving in people management policies and practices that aim to integrate HRM with sustainability. Organizations are increasingly taking responsibility for individual and organizational behavioral outcomes for the creation of a sustainable eco-system.The overarching goal of the Special Issue is to extend the theoretical understanding of human resource practices for sustainable HRM and link it to the sustainability of organizations and societies. In particular, the objectives of this issue are to theoretically ground the concept of sustainable HRM, understand the potential factors that affect sustainable HRM, identify the possible consequences of following sustainable HRM practices and envision the future of sustainable HRM