The Role of Socially Responsible Human Resource Management in Employee Voice Enhancement and Diminishing Silence: Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review

The globe faces human capital deterioration, climate change, poverty, and inequality. The principal vision of the United Nations (UN) is to transform the world through sustainable development. Human capital is one of the significant affectees and the most essential component of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the organization of economic cooperation and development. Human capital management concerning corporate social responsibility (CSR) covers the social aspects of sustainability. The focus of this study is to explore and review the role of socially responsible human resource management (SRHRM) for employee well-being, specifically in the context of employee voice enhancement strategies and catering to employee silence. The research trends regarding focus on employee voice in the area of SRHRM are determined through bibliometric analysis, applying R-Tool, and systematic literature review using PRISMA methodology. The research results indicate how the emergence of sustainable human resource management (HRM) has enhanced the well-being of employees in the context of encouraging the voice of the employee, who is the most important internal stakeholder of organizations. It also entails providing productive employment opportunities and investment and development of Human capital. Findings fill the research gaps, identifying where HRM practitioners, policymakers, and researchers need to focus in the future. Additionally, this study sheds light on the methodologies and theories used to explain the employee voice phenomenon in previous studies.