Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Creating Inclusive Workplace: Systematic Review

Abstract

Organizations now use a variety of strategies to encourage diversity since it can result in beneficial effects including an increase in creativity and innovation. Nonetheless, the diversity of their workforces continues to present challenges and opportunities for organizations. Researchers are putting more emphasis on inclusion to improve workplaces by supporting a diverse workforce. The main goal of this study was to systematically review the existing literature to ascertain how Strategic Human Resource Management fosters inclusive workplaces inside the organization. The review process was carried out using the published articles that were taken from reputable journals’ databases for the years 2010 to 2023. After reviewing 78 published articles, finding suggest that Human Resource practitioners may concentrate on a variety of Human Resource practices and design policies across these three Human Resource practice domains to have an impact on employees’ knowledge and abilities, drive and effort, and opportunities to contribute. And also Line managers are typically seen as playing a crucial role in implementing Human Resource Management practices and enhancing an inclusive workplace. Overall, the implications of this systematic review suggest that SHRM can be a powerful tool for creating inclusive workplaces, but it requires a holistic and sustained approach that involves a commitment to diversity, leadership involvement, and conscious effort to dismantle barriers and biases. End up our systematic review by forwarding future line of research on existing literature.