The Impact of Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) Practices on the Competitive Advantage of the Jordanian Educational Institutions

Authors

  • Ahmad Hussein Ahmad Nawafleh Jadara University, Amman, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2020.9.4.1479.1493

Keywords:

Green human resources practices, competitive advantage, Educational organizations

Abstract

The current study aimed to find the impact of GHRM practices in terms of Green selection and recruitment (S&R), training and development (T&D) and rewards system (RS)on the Jordanian educational institutions’ competitive advantage in terms of the differentiation, responsiveness, and the cost leadership in the Jordanian educational institutions. The study sample consisted of 130 respondents from the human resources departments at three universities (Yarmouk University, Jordanian University of Science and Technology, and the Jordanian University). To achieve the study objectives, the researcher designed a questionnaire for data collection.

 The study revealed that the implementation of GHRM practices have a positive relation to increase the competitive advantage of the educational organizations in Jordan. The results of the study indicated a medium implementation of GHRM practices sub-variables in the educational sector in Jordan. T&D has the highest implementation rate among the sub-variables, then S&R followed by RS.

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2020-10-01

How to Cite

Nawafleh, A. H. A. (2020). The Impact of Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) Practices on the Competitive Advantage of the Jordanian Educational Institutions. Journal of Social Sciences (COES&Amp;RJ-JSS), 9(4), 1479.1493. https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2020.9.4.1479.1493