Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 Kharazmi University
Abstract
Through focusing on and blending human capabilities and environmental management programs, Will have significant impacts on improving the environment. Since education and development are considered to be the facilitator of "Green Human Resource Management", this paper based on "Green Human Resource Management" approach attempts to identify and prioritize the requirements of "green training courses" held by organizations. An applied research in its goal, this paper benefits from group survey methodology. And 14 main education requirements were identified in this research based on performing an extended review of literature. Chosen according to snowball sampling, 10 education experts in Iran form the statistical population of the research; and utilizing five-level Likert scale we gathered their opinions. Using multi-criteria decision-making techniques as well as AHP-DEA-FCE model, out the 14 requirements, 8 are identified as the most significant ones. Additionally, the main requirements for improving employees' green behavior in educational courses were prioritized according to ANP model. As a result, Sustainable development, ISO14001 and green purchasing were identified as the most important and most effective needs or training courses. Accordingly, the managers of educational courses can benefit from the findings of this research to apply "Green Human Resource Management".
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