2009
DOI: 10.1504/ejim.2009.024321
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An exploratory study of the role of HRM and the transfer of German MNC sustainability values to Brazil

Abstract: Sustainability, defined here as the triple bottom line, is rapidly gaining importance as a societal and strategic business concern. Research on sustainability linked with Human Resource Management (HRM) is very limited. Although HR is often tasked with training and transferring values related to corporate strategy, an investigation of 10 German multinationals and their Brazilian subsidiaries found varying levels of HR involvement in the organisation of sustainability programmes or the transfer of German sustai… Show more

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“…Attraction and retention of skilled and motivated HR has been one of the promises for organizations that actively implement sustainability initiatives as it is confirmed in earlier studies (e.g. Hoeppe, 2014;Wagner, 2011;Boudreau & Ramstad, 2005;Zaugg et al, 2001;Wehling et al, 2009).…”
Section: Responsibilities Is That Our Company and Our Employees Are Amentioning
confidence: 67%
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“…Attraction and retention of skilled and motivated HR has been one of the promises for organizations that actively implement sustainability initiatives as it is confirmed in earlier studies (e.g. Hoeppe, 2014;Wagner, 2011;Boudreau & Ramstad, 2005;Zaugg et al, 2001;Wehling et al, 2009).…”
Section: Responsibilities Is That Our Company and Our Employees Are Amentioning
confidence: 67%
“…In this perspective, five themes were derived from the expert's opinions analysis. The first theme was providing dialogue spaces for stakeholders as it was noted in researches conducted by Harry (2014), Ehnert et al (2014a), , Guerci et al (2014), Kramar (2014), and Wehling et al (2009). One of the respondents who was an HR manager opined that "Holding meetings with different groups of stakeholders such as clients, staff, NGOs periodically bring about helpful comments, and suggestions that would lead to multilateral understandings of each parties' interests".…”
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“…(Wehling et al, 2009). Não há uma definição única a respeito de qual seria esse novo papel, no entanto os autores convergem ao considerar a área um importante agente diante de transformações organizacionais que a estratégia de sustentabilidade demanda.…”
Section: O Papel Da áRea De Gestão De Pessoas Como Agente De Mudança unclassified