Abstract

Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) has become an important mechanism for introducing sustainability in labour intensive service sectors like hospitality where environmental action is strongly influenced by employee behaviours. Despite the rapid growth of scholarly work, GHRM research that focuses on hospitality is conceptually fragmented and insufficiently interpreted using established theoretical frameworks. Addressing this gap, the present study intentionally addresses the intellectual structure and conceptual evolution of the GHRM research in the hospitality industry using an integrated Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) and Resource-Based View (RBV). A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 305 publications indexed in Scopus (2008-2025) has been conducted using performance analysis, co-occurrence keyword mapping, thematic mapping, thematic evolution analysis and factorial analysis The result of these findings shows a clear maturation trajectory in which early studies mainly focused on ability-enhancing mechanisms such as green training, followed by a growing focus on motivational constructs such as green creativity and work engagement, and more recently on opportunity-enhancing mechanisms such as green transformational leadership and psychological green climate, reflecting full AMO system activation. Concurrently, thematic consolidation around sustainability performance, green innovation, and competitive advantage is indicative of the positioning of GHRM as a strategic organisational capability in line with RBV logic. However, the integration of leadership and long-term capability development is relatively under-theorised. By going beyond descriptive science mapping and integrating bibliometric findings into a strong theoretical framework, this research offers a theory-driven synthesis to enhance conceptual understanding and further cumulative knowledge development in sustainable hospitality research.

Keywords

GHRM, Hospitality Industry, Bibliometric Analysis, Sustainability, Environmental Performance,

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