IJHRM after 30 years: taking stock in times of COVID-19 and looking towards the future of HR research

Figures & data

Figure 1. Number of papers (including articles and reviews) published in IJHRM (January 1990–December 2020).

Table 1. A summary of most research topics in IJHRM as indicated by article keywords.

Areas of research	Keywords listed in journal articles (and counts)	No. of counts
(Strategic) HRM	Human resource management (238)/HRM (143)/human resource (43)/human resources (38)/HRM practices (34)/HR practices (33)/human resource practices (26)/ human resource management (HRM) (15)	570
	Strategic human resource management (54)/strategic HRM (36)/strategy (16)/person-organization fit (13)	119
	Management (35)/management practice (26)/resource management (26)	87
International HRM	International human resource management (42)/globalization (31)/international HRM (28)/comparative HRM (26)/ multinational corporations (25)/cross-cultural adjustment (23)/ multinational enterprise (22)/multinational companies (19)/multinationals (18)/cross-cultural management (17)/international management (17)/IHRM (16)/MNCs (14)	298
	Expatriates (66)/expatriation (46)/expatriate (39)/international assignment (33)/ repatriation (17)/self-initiated expatriates (15)	216
Psychological state /organizational behaviour	Organizational commitment (98)/affective commitment (37)/commitment (35)	170
	Psychological contract (46)/motivation (27)/self-efficacy (16)/burnout (15)/stress (14)/absenteeism (14)	132
	Job Satisfaction (126)/satisfaction (15)	141
	Turnover (40)/turnover intention (32)/turnover intentions (23)/retention (19)	114
	Work engagement (31)/employee engagement (23)	54
	Organizational citizenship behaviour	32
Performance	Performance (87)/firm performance (54)/performance appraisal (31)/organizational performance (30)/high-performance work systems (24)/performance management (23)/job performance (20)/productivity (16)/task performance (14)	299
Diversity and equality	Gender (68)/diversity (33)/diversity management (22)/women (21)/discrimination (15)/age (13)/disability (13)/older workers (13)	198
Industrial relations	Industrial relations (47)/employment relations (35)/trade unions (28)	110
Human/social capital	Training (52)/human capital (45)/social capital (32)/talent management (30)	159
Culture	Culture (64)/organizational culture (37)/national culture (28)	129
Employee involvement	Employee involvement (18)/employee voice (18)/voice (15)/employee participation (15)/empowerment (15)/psychological empowerment (13)	94
Career	Career Success (19)/career development (17)/career (16)/careers (16)/boundaryless career (12)/career capital (12)	92
Work-life issues	Work-life Balance (31)/ work-family conflict (23)/well-being (21)	75
	Employment (40)/employability (17)/downsizing (16)	73
Leadership	Leadership (33)/leader-member exchange (20)/ transformational leadership (18)	71
Flexibility	Flexibility (29)/ambidexterity (15)	44
Knowledge management	Knowledge sharing (18)/knowledge management (13)/knowledge transfer (13)	44
innovation	Innovation	41
Recruitment and selection	Recruitment (23)/selection (18)	41
Employee perception	Perceived organizational support (23)/organizational identification (17)	40
	Organizational justice (17)/procedural justice (16)	33
Theories	Institutional theory	33
	Convergence	22
	Social exchange theory (22)/social exchange (14)	36
	Resource-based view	17
	Varieties of capitalism	17
Corporate governance	Corporate social responsibility (16)/corporate governance (15)	31
Others	Trust	31
	Compensation	17
	Organizational change	16
	Working conditions	16
	Collectivism	14
	Teamwork	14

Source: Compiled by the authors from the keywords recorded in Scopus.

Note: Country key words have been omitted in the table because not all authors listed the country of study in their key words and the focus of the table is on identifying key themes of research rather than research locale.

Figure 2. Map of eleven keyword clusters generated by CiteSpace.

Note: ‘adr’ in Cluster 11 = alternative dispute resolution

Table 2. A summary of eleven clusters of research hotspots.

Cluster ID #	Size	Mean Silhouette	Mean (year)	Clustering keywords
0	91	0.787	2012	Well-being
1	70	0.783	2007	Employment relationship
2	67	0.805	2002	Partnership
3	64	0.807	2007	Boundaryless career
4	59	0.763	2004	Green HRM
5	54	0.755	2003	Profit-sharing
6	53	0.886	2005	Culture
7	51	0.844	2006	Work-life balance
8	51	0.814	2006	International human resource management
9	48	0.778	2006	Firm performance
10	48	0.788	2004	Organizational culture
11	12	0.937	2003	Alternative dispute resolution

Figure 3. Timezone knowledge map from CitesSpace analysis.

Figure 5. Number of submissions to IJHRM, 2017–2020 (2020 up to 31^st July).

Figure 6. Top 10 Countries and regions* by number of submissions to IJHRM, 2017–2020 (2020 up to 31^st July).

*Measured by location of corresponding author.

Figure 7. Final decision by year with acceptance rate, 2017–2020 (2020 up to 31^st July).

Figure 8. OECD countries introduced bold new measures or considerably expanded existing ones in response to COVID-19.

Source: OECD (2020, p. 49).

Table 3. ILO policy framework: four key pillars in tackling the COVID‑19 crisis on the basis of international labour standards.

Pillar 1	Pillar 2
Stimulating the economy and employment	Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
Active fiscal policy	Extend social protection to all
Accommodative monetary policy	Implement employment retention measures
Lending and financial support to specific sectors, including the health sector	Provide financial/tax and other relief for enterprises
Pillar 3	Pillar 4
Protecting workers in the workplace	Relying on social dialogue for solutions
Strengthen occupational safety and health measures	Strengthen the capacity and resilience of employers’ and workers’ organizations
Adapt work arrangements (e.g. teleworking)	Strengthen the capacity of governments
Prevent discrimination and exclusion	• Strengthen social dialogue, collective
Provide health access for all	bargaining and labour relations institutions and processes
Expand access to paid leave

Source: ILO (2020, p. 12).

OECD. (2020). OECD employment outlook 2020: Worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. OECD Publishing. Retrieved July 30, 2020, from https://doi.org/10.1787/1686c758-en https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/1686c758-en.pdf?expires=1596159490&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=D13798866240F8ABC7B03D3E4BFD89DE

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