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Past Trends and Future Directions in Green Human Resource Management and Green Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis

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  • Asra Faheem

    (Leadership and Management Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Zubair Nawaz

    (Leadership and Management Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Masood Ahmed

    (Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Kotli 11100, Pakistan)

  • Hossam Haddad

    (Business Faculty, Zarqa University, Zarqa 11831, Jordan
    College of Business Administration, University of Business and Technology, Jeddah 21448, Saudi Arabia)

  • Nidal Mahmoud Al-Ramahi

    (Business Faculty, Zarqa University, Zarqa 11831, Jordan
    College of Business Administration, University of Business and Technology, Jeddah 21448, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Global environmental concerns have prompted organizations to adopt green human resource management practices that will eventually lead to green innovations. Given that understanding, this study aims to converge multidimensional research published on green human resource management (GHRM) and green innovation. In addition, it seeks to discuss the topic’s research trends in the context of what, how, when, where, and by whom. The data were retrieved from the Scopus database (until March 2023), and VOSviewer was used to investigate the research trends. A total of 312 documents were extracted from the Scopus database, and 46 published articles were finalized using the PRISMA flow approach. The results indicate that there has been an upward trend in terms of published articles on the topic, and the highest number of articles (15) were published in the current year, 2023. The co-occurrence results indicate that GHRM is strongly associated with environmental performance and green innovation. The journals Environmental Science and Pollution Research and Sustainability (Switzerland) stand out in this domain. The Abu Dhabi University of United Arab Emirates is the most cited institution, whereas Saudi Arabia has the highest co-authorship at the country level. Furthermore, this study summarizes the major developments in this research domain and suggests research gaps and possible future directions.

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  • Asra Faheem & Zubair Nawaz & Masood Ahmed & Hossam Haddad & Nidal Mahmoud Al-Ramahi, 2023. "Past Trends and Future Directions in Green Human Resource Management and Green Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-20, December.
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