Human Resource Practices Aligned with Sustainable Development Goals: SAJHRM 2024 Special Collection 

AOSIS calls on all authors to participate in the 2024 special collection that will be published in the open-access scholarly journal SA Journal of Human Resource Management (SAJHRM). Submit your latest research for consideration, contribute to the open-access content available to everyone, and share your expertise with a wider audience.

Timelines:

• Submissions open: 13 May 2024
• Extended submissions deadline: 31 July 2024
• Expected publication date: 13 December 2024

We would be honoured to receive your positive reply and look forward to receiving your manuscript.

Special Collection on Human Resource Practices Aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) presented the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In doing so, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were delineated with a universal narrative of eradicating poverty, ensuring environmental health and promoting individual well-being, and promoting peace and prosperity by 2030. Subsequently, there has been an increase in scientific research in this space (Chams & García-Blandon, 2019).

A significant number of these SDGs directly impact and influence Human Resource Management (HRM) within organisations, while the majority have an indirect influence. This highlights the integral role of HRM in achieving these global objectives. This is signifcant, as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are instrumental in addressing global challenges and raising awareness of sustainable development across economic, social, and environmental spheres. In this context, human resource management is pivotal in driving organisational efforts towards achieving these goals. According to Brewster and Brookes (2024), HRM needs to play a significant role in contributing towards society’s progress in achieving the SDGs. Our academic efforts in HRM should be aimed at assisting practitioners in addressing societal issues of importance.

We invite researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to contribute to a special issue focusing on Human Resource (HR) practices aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. This special issue explores innovative strategies, best practices, and empirical insights that demonstrate the intersection between HR management and its alignment towards the SDGs.

We welcome systematic, scoping and bibliometric reviews, conceptual, theoretical, empirical, and practical contributions from diverse disciplinary perspectives, including HR management, organisational behaviour, sustainability studies, sociology, economics, and work and organisational psychology.

Submission Guidelines:

• Manuscripts should be original and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Submissions should follow the journal’s formatting requirements.
• All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

Interested authors must refer to the journal’s guidelines for submitting manuscripts.

Join us in contributing to advancing knowledge and practice at the intersection of HR management and sustainable development. Together, let’s explore how HR practices can drive positive societal impact and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Objective

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have garnered considerable attention across various academic institutions and disciplines. Therefore, this special collection will be of interest to a wide audience.

Recommended Topics

Potential topics for submission include, but are not limited to:

• Employee Well-being and Health: Investigating HR initiatives and practices to enhance employee well-being, mental health support, and work-life integration in alignment with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being).
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Examining HR policies, practices and initatives for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within organisations to advance SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities).
• Skills Development and Lifelong Learning: Exploring HR strategies for fostering continuous learning, skills and capability development, and lifelong employability to support SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).
• Ethical Leadership and Corporate Governance: Exploring the role of HR in promoting ethical leadership, corporate governance, and responsible business conduct, in line with SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).
• Green HRM and Environmental Sustainability: Exploring HR practices that contribute to environmental sustainability, such as green recruitment, training for sustainability, and eco-friendly workplace policies, aligning with SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

Manuscript Information

Manuscript contributions may consist of the following:

• Manuscript submissions should be in English.
• Original Research articles must fully comply with the SAJHRM guidelines for manuscripts.
• Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at submission guidelines.

Submission Procedure

To submit your article to the SAJHRM 2024 Special Collection, go to sajhrm.co.za. When you submit the article, select the Human Resource Practices Aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the article type. The submission portal will be accessible on sajhrm.co.za after login in with your personal user credentials. For more details on the submission procedure, visit sajhrm.co.za.  All submissions will undergo anonymous review to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers and at the sole discretion of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Karel Stanz.

Of course, we will be happy to provide you with any assistance during the submission and application process. Kindly enquire at submissions@sajhrm.co.za.

We would be honoured to receive a positive reply from you and look forward to receiving your article.

All submissions and inquiries about Human Resource Practices Aligned with SDGs: SAJHRM 2024 Special Collection should be directed to the attention of:

• Professor Nelesh Dhanpat; Neleshd@uj.ac.za
• Professor Karel Stanz; karel.stanz@up.ac.za