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The Role of Human Resource Management in Agricultural Labor-Saving Technologies: An Integrative Review and Science Mapping

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  • Dejsi Qorri

    (“Ihrig Károly” Doctoral School of Management and Business, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
    Institute of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Enikő Pergéné Szabó

    (“Ihrig Károly” Doctoral School of Management and Business, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
    Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • János Felföldi

    (Institute of Rural Development and Functional Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Krisztián Kovács

    (Institute of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

Abstract

The integrative role of human resource management continues to rise as a topic in sustainable and smart agriculture. This dual focus emphasizes new solutions for agricultural businesses and rural areas, incorporating academic concepts with practical implementations to address the pressing challenges coming from the implementation of labor-saving technologies. The study employs the integrative review method, along with science mapping of literature. After a careful selection of studies from the Scopus database, we included 149 papers for our analysis. Our findings suggest that the overall scholarly work has been concentrated on the topics of entrepreneurship and organizational structure. We conclude that the literature is mostly directed toward sustainability development goals such as gender, diversity, and youth. The current trends topics are “collective action” and “artificial intelligence”. Furthermore, our study offered insights into developing and emerging themes, trends, and future directions. The HRM functions that play a pivotal role in the adoption of labor-saving technology adoption are knowledge management, change management, labor allocation, sustainability allocation, and regulatory compliance. Moreover, we provided the practical implementation of the HRM roles and future directions. This study benefits agricultural researchers, agricultural managers, and policymakers because it gives a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective.

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  • Dejsi Qorri & Enikő Pergéné Szabó & János Felföldi & Krisztián Kovács, 2024. "The Role of Human Resource Management in Agricultural Labor-Saving Technologies: An Integrative Review and Science Mapping," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-17, July.
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