Industry 4.0, digital transformation and human resource management: Emerging themes and research trends in the context of the Visegrad countries
Industry 4.0, digital transformation and human resource management: Emerging themes and research trends in the context of the Visegrad countries

Summary/Abstract: Research background: The existing literature provides an incomplete approach to under-standing the implications of Industry 4.0 for HRM development. Digitalisation has beenshown to influence HR practices and the role of HR managers in various aspects of businessoperations.Purpose of the article: The aim of this research is threefold: (i) to identify the main themes andsub-themes discussed that have been under consideration by scholars since 2011; (ii) to analyse the research designs and research methods used; (iii) to propose a future research agendafor this field, all with the focus on research development in the Visegrad countries.Methods: In this research, a systematic literature review (SLR) using bibliometric analysisthrough the VOSviewer software, complemented with a thematic analysis, considered 112articles obtained from the Web of Science (core collection) related to the topic of Industry 4.0(digital transformation) and human resource management. The results reveal that humanresource management is a significant phenomenon in supporting digital transformation. Byusing bibliometric analysis of the retrieved literature, using the standard created by thePRISMA group, it was possible to uncover the main statistical characteristics of publishedauthors and cooperation networks in this area.Findings & value added: The results of the analyses show that the main themes of the re-search are HR trends in the Industry 4.0 era, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HR,employee expectations related to the current development of technologies in Industry 4.0,sustainable HRM practices, development of digital competencies, soft and hard skills, theimpact of digitalisation on organisational culture, leadership styles and the environment forinnovation. From the research design perspective, quantitative research based on empiricaldata dominates. Overall, this research contributes to the existing literature by providinga comprehensive overview of the research landscape of digital transformation and humanresource development while outlining future research directions.

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