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Sustainable Human Resource Management in Religiously Diverse Regions: The Podlasie Case

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  • Barbara Mazur

    (Bialystok University of Technology, Poland)

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The concept of sustainability seems fundamental for companies operating worldwide. Human resources are acknowledged to be among the most valuable assets for them. Even though literature shows that Sustainable Human Resource Management is an upcoming topic there is still limited research on the concept due to its initial state. Prior literature reveals a lack in the consideration of systematic links between sustainability and HRM. The purpose of the study is to present the sociological approach to Sustainable Human Resource Management. The paper contributes to the literature linking sustainability to the issues researched in HRM literature. In the introduction it discusses how the notion of sustainability has emerged and developed. Then the sociological approach to Sustainable Human Resource Management is briefly depicted. Next, Diversity Management is presented as the manifestation of the social approach to Sustainable Human Resource Management. To illustrate this approach, the empirical research is presented. It has been conducted among 32 companies operating in Podlasie region (northeastern part of Poland). The research tried to uncover the companies’ knowledge and consciousness of cultural (religious) diversity. It also aimed at finding out whether this diversity was seen as an advantage and taken opportunity of or rather neglected in the companies. The results show the reception of diversity among larger and smaller enterprises in the Podlasie region. In general, smaller companies tend to know the religion of the worker more often, and therefore are able to take advantage of it. The larger companies tend to treat faith as a personal matter.

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  • Barbara Mazur, 2015. "Sustainable Human Resource Management in Religiously Diverse Regions: The Podlasie Case," Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, Eurasian Publications, vol. 3(3), pages 20-25.
  • Handle: RePEc:ejn:ejbmjr:v:3:y:2015:i:3:p:20-25
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    1. Artur Kwasek & Magdalena Maciaszczyk & Maria Kocot & Adam Depta, 2021. "Sustainable Remote Work Market – Diagnosis of Digital IT, Information and Functional Competences in the Aspect of Equal Opportunities," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2B), pages 213-226.
    2. Bezzina, Frank & Cassar, Vincent & Tracz-Krupa, Katarzyna & Przytuła, Sylwia & Tipurić, Darko, 2017. "Evidence-based human resource management practices in three EU developing member states: Can managers tell truth from fallacy?," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 35(5), pages 688-700.

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