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REVIEW article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1400772

Decision Making in Human Resource Management: A Systematic Review of the Applications of Analytic Hierarchy Process

Provisionally accepted
Reza Salehzadeh Reza Salehzadeh 1*Mehran Ziaeian Mehran Ziaeian 2
  • 1 University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
  • 2 Yazd University, Yazd, Yazd, Iran

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    The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) methods are widely used for decision-making across various fields, and have shown success in numerous applications within human resource management (HRM). The purpose of this study is to present a systematic literature review on the applications of AHP, FAHP, and ANP in human resource management. The search process encompassed two main online databases, Scopus and Web of Science. This research covers a total of 180 application papers. To help readers extract quick and meaningful information, references are summarized in tabular format. The results showed that these methods have been applied in various domains of HRM such as performance management and appraisal, selecting human resources, talent attraction and retention, intellectual capital, workplace safety, reward management, e-HRM, green HRM, etc. To the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive research review has yet been conducted on the applications of AHP in HRM.

    Keywords: AHP, FAHP, ANP, Human Resource Management, Systematic review

    Received: 14 Mar 2024; Accepted: 03 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Salehzadeh and Ziaeian. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Reza Salehzadeh, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

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