Mapping CSR and employee organizational commitment: A bibliometric review of thematic evolution and research frontiers

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Amidst growing employee-related challenges such as turnover, declining trust, and disengagement, examining the impact of CSR initiatives on behavioral outcomes, such as organizational commitment, becomes critical. This study systematically maps the social, conceptual, and intellectual structure of fragmented research on the CSR–organizational commitment link. Using Biblioshiny and VOS viewer, it analyzes 432 documents from the Web of Science spanning 2005–2025. Results show a consistent growth in publications over two decades, with China as the most prolific contributor and the UK as the top international collaborator. The study showcases recurring contributions from multiple journals and authors. Keyword co-occurrence reveals eight thematic clusters, and thematic evolution shows how the CSR–employee commitment relationship has expanded to include HRM practices, corporate governance, and the underexplored SME context. Analysis of trend topics indicates a clear shift in research focus from ethics and stakeholder theory to literature examining intervening variables in the CSR–organizational commitment association. The study suggests future research directions, including investigating new mediator–moderator variables, deeper integration of CSR and HRM, and greater focus on SMEs, where empirical data are limited. These findings reflect the growing interdisciplinary nature of CSR–employee commitment research, which merges sustainability, behavioral, and organizational perspectives.

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    • Figure 1. Annual scientific production of publications on the relationship between CSR and employee organizational commitment from 2005 to 2024
    • Figure 2. Country collaboration network
    • Figure 3. Keyword occurrence network
    • Figure 4. Evolution of key research terms in the domain of CSR–organizational commitment relationship
    • Figure 5. Thematic evolution
    • Figure A1. Thematic evolution, 2005–2010
    • Figure A2. Thematic evolution, 2011–2015
    • Figure A3. Thematic evolution, 2016–2020
    • Figure A4. Thematic evolution, 2021–2025
    • Table 1. Summary of extracted bibliometric data (2005–2025)
    • Table 2. Data quality assessment of bibliographic records
    • Table 3. Most relevant sources
    • Table 4. Most impactful sources
    • Table 5. Documents with the highest citations
    • Table 6. Top authors
    • Table 7. Top 10 relevant affiliations
    • Table 8. Most productive countries
    • Table 9. Frequently occurring keywords
    • Table 10. Keyword occurrences and corresponding clusters
    • Conceptualization
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Data curation
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Formal Analysis
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Investigation
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Methodology
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Resources
      Manjiri Gadekar
    • Software
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Validation
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Writing – original draft
      Manjiri Gadekar, Eliza Sharma
    • Supervision
      Eliza Sharma
    • Writing – review & editing
      Eliza Sharma
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