Crisis, Change, and Transformation: The Paradigm Shift Created by COVID-19 in the HRM Literature

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 125 - 152, 13.01.2026

Kübra Mert Mahan

Öz

COVID-19 has disrupted existing systems and forced organizations into mandatory change and transformation, affecting all areas on individual, social, and organizational levels. Humans, as the most valuable asset of organizations, have both influenced and been influenced by this process. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the discipline of Human Resource Management through a systematic literature review. Using the SPAR-4-SLR protocol, 245 articles from the Web of Science database were analyzed through descriptive and content analysis. The findings revealed not only a quantitative increase in HRM literature but also a significant paradigm shift in content. Remote work, employee well-being, psychosocial effects, gender inequality, and digitalization emerged as dominant themes. However, there were major representation gaps in areas such as blue-collar workers, migrants, certain sectors, and Global South countries. Despite theoretical diversity, many studies lacked theoretical depth and empirical comprehensiveness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, , Human resource management, , Crisis, , Change in literature, , Systematic literature review,

Kriz, Değişim ve Dönüşüm: COVID-19’un İKY Literatüründe Yarattığı Paradigma Kayması

Öz

COVID-19, bireysel, sosyal ve organizasyonel düzeyde her alanı etkileyerek mevcut sistemi bozmuş, organizasyonları zorunlu bir değişim ve dönüşüm sürecine sokmuştur. İnsan, organizasyonların en değerli unsuru olarak bu süreçte hem etkilenen hem de etkileyen bir konumda yer almıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 salgınının insan kaynakları yönetimi disiplinine etkisini sistematik literatür taraması yoluyla değerlendirmektir. SPAR-4-SLR protokolü kullanılarak Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan 245 makale betimleyici ve içerik analizleri ile incelenmiştir. Bulgular, sadece niceliksel bir artış değil, aynı zamanda İKY literatüründe içeriksel bir paradigma değişiminin yaşandığını göstermektedir. Uzaktan çalışma, çalışan refahı, psiko-sosyal etkiler, cinsiyet eşitsizliği ve dijitalleşme öne çıkan temalardır. Ancak mavi yakalılar, göçmenler, bazı sektörler ve Küresel Güney ülkeleri gibi alanlarda ciddi temsiliyet eksikliği görülmüştür. Teorik çeşitliliğe rağmen, birçok çalışma sınırlı derinlik ve kapsayıcılık sergilemiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, , İnsan kaynakları yönetimi, , Kriz, , Literatür değişimi , Sistematik literatür taraması,

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