A Book Review: Sustainable Human Resource Management By Senior Prof. Dr. Henarath H.D.N.P. Opatha

There is a growing awareness and enthusiasm on people management in Sri Lankan organizations. This is evident by the increasing number of activities related to Human Resource Management (HRM) in many fronts taking place in the island. Yet, we have a long way to go in unleashing the true potential of our productive workforce, in the wake of a post-war economic expansion and development drive. One key element in such an endeavor is to have clarity of what really HRM is all about and its broad dimensions. Senior Prof. Henarath Opatha has fulfilled a felt void in presenting a prolific volume on “Sustainable HRM”.

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As he mentioned clearly, “the objective of this book is to provide a systematic and rational understanding of Sustainable HRM based on a model developed by me, both conceptual understanding and application-oriented understanding to the reader”. As he further states, “it delivers a systematic approach to the analysis and handling of major issues in Sustainable HRM”