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Sustainability and Human Resource Management pp 339–357Cite as

Sustainable HRM in Europe

Diverse Contexts and Multiple Bottom Lines

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In this chapter, the European research on Sustainable HRM is explored by considering the role of context in shaping HRM practices and strategies. The authors argue that in the European context HRM is more prone to long-term thinking, to a multiple stakeholder perspective and to extending the notion of organizational performance beyond the financial bottom line. The chapter discusses the idea of European HRM taking a leading role in developing and implementing sustainability strategies and practices in organizations and also in making HRM systems themselves sustainable.

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  1. CRECIS (Center for Research in Entrepreneurial Change and Innovation Strategies), Louvain School of Management, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium

    Ina Ehnert

  2. Chester Business School, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Wes Harry Ph.D.

  3. Cass Business School, City University, London, UK

    Wes Harry Ph.D.

  4. Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK

    Chris J. Brewster

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    Ina Ehnert

  2. , Cass Business School, University of Chester, Picts Lane 21, Princes Risborough, HP27 9DX, United Kingdom

    Wes Harry

  3. University of Kaiserslautern, Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße, Kaiserslautern, 67663, Germany

    Klaus J. Zink

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Ehnert, I., Harry, W., Brewster, C.J. (2014). Sustainable HRM in Europe. 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_15

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