Abstract
Sustainability and stakeholder theory and management are two interrelated topics, because stakeholder’s claims impact on the social, environmental, and economic performances of the organization. Indeed, a cooperative relation between the company and its stakeholders can trigger the development of the company sustainability. Within this perspective, the chapter explores Sustainable HRM from a stakeholder perspective. As a result, some knowledge gaps are highlighted and a research agenda composed of theoretical, managerial and methodological dimensions is advanced and discussed.
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Guerci, M., Shani, A.B.(., Solari, L. (2014). A Stakeholder Perspective for Sustainable HRM. In: Ehnert, I., Harry, W., Zink, K. (eds) Sustainability and Human Resource Management. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37524-8_9
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