The Relationship between Human Resource Management and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Critical Review

Abstract

An increasing number of organizations are focusing not only on creating value but also on ethical, social, and environmental perspectives. Traditionally, organizations mostly encompassed corporate social responsibility as their activities only in an economically favorable situation. However, corporate social responsibility can be incorporated in organizations with human resource management as a strategic process to recover and sustain the organization's development. Therefore, the study aims to analyze the relation between corporate social responsibility and human resource management and the role of human resource practices with corporate social responsibility in organizational development. From this standpoint, this study provides a systematic review of the concepts of corporate social responsibility, the relation between corporate social responsibility and human resource management, and their effect on the organization's success. Fifty-six articles published during 2004–2020 are selected for review from a descriptive and content perspective to propose a future research direction on a selected topic. The findings of the reviewed literature indicated that a triple bottom line (economic, social, and environmental) attainment is essentially a high-level management-driven operation in the absence of employee participation. Besides, this paper described the importance of corporate social responsibility, the linkage between human resource and corporate social responsibility in the organization, and promoting corporate social responsibility to the organizations and various stakeholders. Finally, this study asserted the connection between these two concepts and inquired management to treat the link as a strategic business decision to control the organization's human capital.