Innovations in Human Resource Management: A Bibliometric Analysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/csp.2024.8.4.312

Abstract

The present study investigates how research related to innovation is constructed using various intellectual frameworks as well as identifies pertinent references, authors, themes, and journals. To do so, we employed bibliometric methodologies to analyze 1,947 papers published between 2003 and 2023. We identified three publication periods that influenced the development of research in this sector. In addition, we found that technological improvements in human resource management (HRM) have led to a transformation of worldwide operations thus providing numerous advantages to human resources departments. This study emphasizes the influence of technology on HRM, encompassing electronic databases, electronic HRM, and digital platforms. In addition, it shows that a theoretical basis has emerged for the classification of innovative technologies in HRM, which is essential to the development of new conceptual models of HRM in the digital era. In general, the study contributes to the body of literature on HRM and provides guidance for future research.

Author Biographies

Redar Hameed Ali, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Redar Hameed Ali graduated with an MSc in Human Resource Management from the Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2022. He is currently a PhD student in the Management program at the Ural Federal University, where he is in his second year of study. In addition to his academic pursuits, he works as a Research Engineer at the Center for Cross-Media Technology within the School of Economics and Management at the Ural Federal University. His research interests include the impact of technology and innovation on employee performance, job satisfaction, learning and development, technology in human resource management, digital transformation of human resource management, innovation in human resource management practices, and strategic human resource management.

Alena E. Fedorova, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Alena E. Fedorova, Cand. Sci. (Economics), Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Personnel Management. During her 20-year research and teaching experience, she has studied various topics related to economics, labor economics and human resource management. She has published more than 100 articles in national and international journals. She has served on the editorial boards of five monographs, four books, and a national academic journal in the field of management. Her most recent research projects is aimed at the issues of social pollution phenomenon, labor and human resource management digitalization, as well as well-being at work.

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Published
2024-12-28
How to Cite
Ali, R., & Fedorova, A. (2024). Innovations in Human Resource Management: A Bibliometric Analysis. Changing Societies & Personalities, 8(4), 1057–1072. doi:10.15826/csp.2024.8.4.312
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