This study aims to examine the crucial role of implementing sustainability strategies in the workplace. Scholars have devoted scant attention to exploring the positive outcomes of the “social” dimension of sustainability within Human Resources Management (HRM) policies in developing countries.
This study performs a systematic literature review of articles published from 2014 to 2024, on Web of Science® and Scopus databases, coupled with a bibliometric study that visualised, through VOSviewer software, the link between the “social” dimension and HRM. In total, 35 articles were selected and analysed.
The results reveal that organisational support could allow employees to reach their highest performance in firms and society simultaneously. The study provides new insights by proposing theoretical approaches to advance the sustainable HRM literature.
The study demonstrates a significant evolution of theories applied to understand sustainable HRM. Organisations have a dual objective: Support employee well-being and optimise their performance. We showed that organisational support is an indispensable lever for organisational success.
The results suggest that businesses can promote sustainability among their staff by adopting sustainable HRM. Firms can thus demonstrate their commitment to sustainability while enhancing their credibility and competitive advantage.
This article focuses on Sustainable Human Resources Management (HRM) in SME in developing countries by mobilising a systematic literature review.
