Title: Future research trends in green human resource management: a bibliometric approach

Authors: Bharat Kumar Lakra; Subrata Kumar Sahoo; Suman Kalyan Chaudhury; Biswajit Prasad Chhatoi

Addresses: Department of IR&PM, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760007, India ' Department of IR&PM, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760007, India ' Department of Business Administration, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760007, India ' Department of Business Administration, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760007, India

Abstract: Global warming, pollution, the energy crisis, drought, and other hazardous environmental issues result from industrialisation for economic expansion. Companies are incorporating ecological concerns into their operations as a business strategy to address these problems. Green human resource management (GHRM) has emerged as a crucial business strategy for such organisations. The objective of the current research is to analyse research trends and scientific mapping in GHRM. 324 documents from the Scopus database have been analysed by using the VOSviewer. The findings demonstrate that the GHRM is still in its developing stage. The prominent journal is the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, which has 325 citations for GHRM. Jabbour, C.J.C. is the most productive author in GHRM. The Republic of China has produced the highest number of documents. The subjects of business management and social science are the sole areas of concentration in the reviewed literature.

Keywords: green human resource management; GHRM; environment management; bibliometric study; VOSviewer.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2025.149915

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2025 Vol.36 No.3, pp.409 - 429

Received: 06 Mar 2023
Accepted: 23 Aug 2023
Published online: 18 Nov 2025 *

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