Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox

© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Douglas W.S. Renwick; individual chapters, the contributors. Pro-environmental behaviours are simultaneously crucial and tangential. They are crucial for the state of the planet and for mitigating further climate change; yet they are tangential for most employe...

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Main Authors: Unsworth, K., Tian, Amy
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67009
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description © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Douglas W.S. Renwick; individual chapters, the contributors. Pro-environmental behaviours are simultaneously crucial and tangential. They are crucial for the state of the planet and for mitigating further climate change; yet they are tangential for most employees who will be focused on their own work goals and performance. Given this paradox, what can Human Resource Management (HRM) do to help motivate employees to engage in pro-environmental behaviours? In this chapter, we will explore the role of motivation in human resource (HR) practices, identify how ‘green motivation’ is different to traditional work performance motivation, highlight how conventional HR practices will affect green motivation and suggest some ways forward.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-670092018-05-18T08:05:52Z Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox Unsworth, K. Tian, Amy © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Douglas W.S. Renwick; individual chapters, the contributors. Pro-environmental behaviours are simultaneously crucial and tangential. They are crucial for the state of the planet and for mitigating further climate change; yet they are tangential for most employees who will be focused on their own work goals and performance. Given this paradox, what can Human Resource Management (HRM) do to help motivate employees to engage in pro-environmental behaviours? In this chapter, we will explore the role of motivation in human resource (HR) practices, identify how ‘green motivation’ is different to traditional work performance motivation, highlight how conventional HR practices will affect green motivation and suggest some ways forward. 2018 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67009 10.4324/9781315768953 restricted
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Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox
title Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox
title_full Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox
title_fullStr Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox
title_full_unstemmed Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox
title_short Motivation and GHRM: Overcoming the paradox
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67009