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Received: 2025-09-18  |  Accepted: 2025-11-30  |  Published: 2025-12-30

Title

Acceptance of artificial intelligence technology in the recruitment process of Slovak enterprises


Abstract

Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in human resource management, with recruitment being the area where its benefits are most visible. The purpose of this article is to examine how Slovak enterprises adopt AI technologies in their recruitment processes. The analysis is based on a survey of 434 responses, covering companies of different sizes, industries, and regional presence. The findings show that a higher level of knowledge and perceived benefits significantly increase the likelihood of AI implementation, while reported barriers did not prove to be statistically significant. AI adoption therefore appears as a complex process that cannot be explained only by technological advantages but is also shaped by organizational capacities, the level of digital literacy, and the impact of the regulatory environment. To address this complexity, the combination of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which emphasizes perceived benefits and ease of use, and the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, which adds a perspective on organizational and environmental factors, proves to be particularly appropriate.


Keywords

Artificial Intelligence (AI), recruitment, human resource management, technology acceptance, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE)


JEL classifications

M12 , M15 , O33


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1386


DOI


Pages

464-477


Funding


This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Boršoš, Patrik
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia https://www.ucm.sk
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Luptáková, Iveta Dirgová
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia https://www.ucm.sk
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Huraj, Ladislav
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia https://www.ucm.sk
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Gabriška, Darja
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Trnava, Slovakia https://www.ucm.sk
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

13


Number

2


Issue date

December 2025


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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