@DHAKA UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
Volume 16, No. 1, January 2024 – December 2025
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.57240/DUJM.V16N1A7
PP. 155-197, ISSN: 2221-2523
Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis on Blockchain-Driven
Transformation in Human Resource Management
Md. Masud Rana1
Received on 1st Jul 2025, Accepted on 2nd Sep 2025, Published on
Keywords: Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Human Resource Management, Bibliometric,
Systematic
1. Introduction
Abstract: In recent years, Blockchain technology has shown enormous potential to transform the traditional human resource management activities by fostering transparency, timeliness, and efficiency. This paper aims to investigate the intersection of blockchain technologies on HRM functions by employing bibliometric analysis and systematic review techniques. Data from 173 articles on this topic were collected using the Scopus database and analyzed employing statistical software, including R Studio and VOSviewer. The analysis reveals that research related to blockchain’s application in HRM is still at a nascent stage and requires further exploration. The annual growth rate of research in this domain is 52.98%, with an average of 9.65 citations per document. India leads in terms of scientific production and citations. The co-occurrence diagram reveals four prevailing clusters in this subject: blockchain in business and HR integration, digital transformation in HR through blockchain, AI and blockchain synergy in project management, and blockchain for strategic management and analytics, emphasizing key contributors, leading countries, research trends, highly cited documents, and potential areas for further explorations.
Over the last few years, technologies have revolutionized by optimizing human resource functions through advanced features (Broderick & Boudreau, 1992; Kaplan & Lerouge, 2007). Among emerging technologies, blockchain, though usually used for cryptocurrencies, has garnered attention because of its applicability in different business functions (Fachrunnisa & Hussain, 2020). Blockchain was originally developed by Nakamoto (2008) to introduce Bitcoin. Beyond cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies started to be adopted by a broad spectrum of industries as it fosters trust, enhances operational efficiency, and reduces fraud (Ioakimidis, 2023; Kliestik et al., 2024; Meidute-Kavaliauskiene et al., 2022). In supply chain management, blockchain has resolved the issues of trust, traceability, and transparency among stakeholders of different industries and domains since it uses a distributed ledger system, a system in which all the movements, transfers, and transactions 1Lecturer, Department of Management, University of Dhaka.