Smart human resource analytics for happiness management

PurposeThe coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic changed the lives of people around the world. In a post pandemic era, leaders have a role to enable the changes needed to make workplaces smart and happier. The aim of this study is to look at human resource management (HRM) from new perspectives: being smart and happy in the workplace. Some research questions are proposed: What do we know about smart human resources (smart HR)? What do we know about human resource analytics (HRA)? and how can future research on smart and happy HRM be oriented?Design/methodology/approachA bibliometric technique is used to identify the main topics studied in smart HR and HRA. A logical reasoning is applied to propose future research models.FindingsFor smart HR, the roadmap considers the approaches, practices and purposes. For HRA, the roadmap shows what are the perspectives HR processes, tools and its usefulness. Considering the context of Industry 5.0 and post pandemic era, a future research line for studying smart HRA for happy management is proposed.Originality/valueThis study has developed a proposed model to guide future research on the application of HRA to manage smart and happy workers.