Green Human Resource Management Practices in Health Service Organizations: A Qualitative Study from Nekemte Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

Organizations have been paying more attention to the environment in recent years, especially since the sustainable development target was established worldwide. The main purpose of this research is to explore green human resource management practices in Nekemte comprehensive specialized hospital (NCSH), one of the public hospitals in Nekemte city, east Wallaggaa zone of Oromia regional state. To achieve objectives of the study, data was collected through in-depth interview (IDI) and document analysis. Qualitative data analysis was conducted for the IDI data. The document analysis and the IDI result have revealed that there are currently three GRHM practices in Nekemte Comprehensive Specialized Hospital; green training and development, green reward and compensation and green performance management and appraisal. The conclusion from results of document analysis and IDI is that there are practices of GHRM in the hospital. The overall conclusion of the study is that there are limited GRHM practices in the health service organization. The policy implication is that better organizational performance of the hospital demands continuous effort of putting GRHM practices in the center of the organizational goals.