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Green Human Resource Management in Latin America: A Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research

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There is a growing body of research on green human resource management. However, in Latin America, there are very limited studies in this area. Thus, this chapter systematizes and integrates the Latin American literature on green human resource management. Furthermore, by establishing current gaps in the literature as it relates to Latin America, the study proposed an agenda for future research, thus bringing to the fore key areas of green human resource management that require exploration in Latin America.

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  1. Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Três Lagoas, Brazil

    Adriano Alves Teixeira

  2. São Paulo State University, Bauru, Brazil

    Adriano Alves Teixeira, Talita Borges Teixeira, Tiago Estrela da Cunha Moraes & Eduardo Lopes Pereira

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Teixeira, A.A., Teixeira, T.B., Moraes, T.E.d.C., Pereira, E.L. (2023). Green Human Resource Management in Latin America: A Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research. In: Adekoya, O.D., Mordi, C., Ajonbadi, H.A. (eds) Global Perspectives on Green HRM. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35795-4_11

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