How HR Contributes Towards Sustainable Business? An Integrated Framework Using Multi‐Review Method

ABSTRACT This study addresses the growing need for organizations to integrate sustainable business practices (SBPs) to achieve organizational sustainability. It comprehensively examines the extant literature on the intersection of SBPs and strategic human resource (SHR), which remains underdeveloped. Following a systematic PRISMA protocol, 216 articles were identified and analyzed using a multi‐review method (MRM). The findings identified key publication trends, influential journals, prominent keywords, and major thematic clusters, suggesting significant interconnectivity between HR, corporate sustainability, and environmental management. Furthermore, building on the resource‐based view, a conceptual framework is developed that sequentially explains how strategic reforms in organizational policies, particularly HR practices, shape sustainable employee behavior (SEB), which plays a central role in translating SBPs into meaningful outcomes. Additionally, this study outlines future research directions (based on underlying theories, contexts, and methods) and suggests implications for researchers, policymakers, and managers seeking to strengthen corporate actions for sustainability‐oriented outcomes.

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Business Strategy and the Environment
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2026-04-25
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https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70881
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Environmental Sustainability in Business
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How HR Contributes Towards Sustainable Business? An Integrated Framework Using Multi‐Review Method

Usha Lenka, Juhi Agarwal
Business Strategy and the Environment
Environmental Sustainability in Business
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How HR Contributes Towards Sustainable Business? An Integrated Framework Using Multi‐Review Method

Usha Lenka, Juhi Agarwal
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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study addresses the growing need for organizations to integrate sustainable business practices (SBPs) to achieve organizational sustainability. It comprehensively examines the extant literature on the intersection of SBPs and strategic human resource (SHR), which remains underdeveloped. Following a systematic PRISMA protocol, 216 articles were identified and analyzed using a multi‐review method (MRM). The findings identified key publication trends, influential journals, prominent keywords, and major thematic clusters, suggesting significant interconnectivity between HR, corporate sustainability, and environmental management. Furthermore, building on the resource‐based view, a conceptual framework is developed that sequentially explains how strategic reforms in organizational policies, particularly HR practices, shape sustainable employee behavior (SEB), which plays a central role in translating SBPs into meaningful outcomes. Additionally, this study outlines future research directions (based on underlying theories, contexts, and methods) and suggests implications for researchers, policymakers, and managers seeking to strengthen corporate actions for sustainability‐oriented outcomes.

Business Strategy and the Environment
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IN)
Responsible consumption and production
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Environmental Sustainability in Business
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