Modernization of HR Operating Models and Digital Delivery Gaps: A Bibliometric Study
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https://doi.org/10.58812/wsis.v3i11.2392Keywords:
Human Resource Management, HR Operating Models, Digital HRM, Bibliometric Analysis, VOSviewer, Digital Transformation, Workforce Development, Socioeconomic Factors, Collaboration Networks, ScopusAbstract
This study does an extensive bibliometric analysis to delineate the research environment about the modernization of human resource (HR) operational paradigms and the increasing deficiencies in digital service delivery. The analysis utilizes Scopus-indexed data and employs VOSviewer and Bibliometrix R to investigate publication trends, topic clusters, intellectual structures, author and institutional collaboration networks, and patterns of international co-authorship. The findings indicate two primary study domains: a well-established corpus of socioeconomic and macroeconomic literature, and a swiftly growing sector centered on HRM, digital information systems, and workforce development. Keyword co-occurrence and density maps reveal a distinct theme transition from population and economic studies to digital human resource management and training-related subjects. Simultaneously, national and institutional networks recognize China and the Russian Federation as prominent centers for collaboration. The research enhances the theoretical synthesis of socioeconomic and human resource modernization viewpoints while providing pragmatic insights for firms seeking to bolster digital HR competencies. The constraints and prospects for subsequent research are also examined.
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