In this editorial the previous and current state of studies in the subject of sustainability are considered and the role of HRM examined. Particular attention is drawn to the range of definitions of ‘sustainability’ and to prior approaches to Sustainable HRM. The difficulties of studying the...

The topic of environmental sustainability is generating increased concern among business executives, governments, consumers, and management scholars. As these stakeholders struggle with the challenges and opportunities presented by an array of environmental issues, HRM scholars and practitioners...

Human resource management in Germany is deeply rooted in its institutional environment. Thus, US style HRM cannot be simply transferred to the German context. Nevertheless, the German business system is not hostile to HRM principles. Rather, these practices have to be adapted to the demands and...

Den Umweltproblemen der Staaten Ost- und Mitteleuropas sowie der Nachfolgestaaten der Sowjetunion muss innerhalb der Transformationsforschung angesichts des Ausmaßes der dortigen Umweltbelastung eine größere Beachtung geschenkt werden. Die Umweltschäden in den ehemaligen sozialistischen...

Against the background of continually rising public sector health costs in Germany, Michael Müller and Klaus Uedelhofen discuss the merits of 'Managed Care', a philosophy of organised health care, having its origins in the US in the early 1970s. Managed care is based on networking all separate...

Der positive Einfluss sportlicher (Wettkampf-)Aktivität auf den Arbeitsmarkterfolg beispielsweise in Form höherer Entlohnung wurde bereits mehrfach nachgewiesen. In diesem Beitrag wird mit Daten des Sozioökonomischen Panels (SOEP) analysiert, ob die sportliche (Wettkampf-)Aktivität zu einer...