Developing Awareness of Green Human Resource Development Practices in the Hotel Industry
Abstract
The Problem
The hotel industry is a major contributor to the depletion of natural resources (e.g., water and energy) and other practices (e.g., waste management and pollution) that jeopardizes environmental sustainability. The expertise of human resource development (HRD) practitioners is needed to develop the knowledge and skills of industry practitioners towards the development of pro-green knowledge and competencies for automation of workflows for environmental sustainability.
The Solution
Green human resource development is suggested as a paradigm shift from traditional approaches of HRD to bring awareness of ways that HRD expertise can be applied to green practices. By integrating the expertise, knowledge, and competencies of HRD practitioners with industry practitioners, the hotel industry has the potential to be transformed into a sector with ecofriendly and pro-environmental culture.
The Stakeholders
Human resource development researchers and practitioners; hotel industry workforce (practitioners, organizational leaders, and all sectors of the workforce).
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Biographies
Ehikioya Hilary Osolase, is a PhD Candidate in Human Resource Development at the Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also a Human Resource Development Consultant at Hilzo Consults Enterprises, a digital-based Small Medium Enterprise. In addition to being a reviewer for Journal of Public Administration and Governance (JPAG), and Journal of Human Resource Management (Science Publishing Group, USA).
Roziah Mohd Rasdi, PhD., is a Professor in Human Resource Development at the Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She serves as a reviewer of numerous journals and she sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Human Resource Development Review, Human Resource Development Quarterly, European Journal of Training and Development, and International Journal of Training and Development. Dr. Roziah is a member of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Human Resource Development.
Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, PhD., is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, Organizational Learning, Industrial Relation, and International Business, at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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