Sustainability within the HRD Field: A Systematic Review

Abstract: The promotion of sustainability creates environments for thriving while conserving resources for generations to come. Implementing sustainability practice have been emphasized as businesses are required to go beyond their organizational boundaries and improve performance. Despite intense interest in sustainability, it has rarely been explored and synthesized within current literature in HRD fields. Therefore, the primary research objective is to systematically analyze recent studies on sustainability. A systematic review of the literature in this specific domain was performed with the PRISMA guidelines, which resulted in a set of 59 articles. The present study identified a lack of definitions, constructs, and empirical articles related to sustainability. Based on the findings, we discussed them from the recent conversations on sustainability and emphasized the role of HRD in how organizations should be based on sustainability and how to promote sustainability through integrated learning. In addition, key propositions for future studies of sustainability and implications for HRD practice and research are discussed.