Conceptual Integration of Sustainable Human Resource Management and Sustainable Leadership: Foundations of the Human Sustainability Integrated System (SISH)

The purpose of this study was to connect fragmented research on sustainable human resource management (SHRM) and sustainable leadership (SL), conceptualising approaches, trends, and hypothetical propositions for use in future empirical studies. Furthermore, modern organisational theories and trending paradigms on sustainability and their economic, social, and environmental approaches were explored and contextualised by selecting 169 articles from the Web of Science (WoS) from 2004 to 2024. Subsequently, a keyword analysis was conducted using Vosviewer software; the most representative qualitative and quantitative research methods were also analysed. The results showed a growing integration between SHRM and SL, and between performance and sustainable practices (SPs). This research provides a holistic view and its significance lies in linking two key emerging concepts for understanding long-term organizational sustainability.