Krishna Dhakal

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Lalitpur, Nepal 

E-mail: krishnadhakal9841@gmail.com

ORCID 0000-0002-6668-9707

Institutional perception of e-recruitment adoption in Nepal: Evidence from structural equation modeling

Piotr Baczar

Academy of Justice, Warsaw, Poland

E-mail: piotr.baczar@aws.edu.pl

ORCID: 0000-0002-8778-7875

Niranjan Devkota

Kathmandu Model College, Tribhuvan University, Bagbazar, Kathmandu, Nepal

E-mail: niranjandevkota@gmail.com

ORCID 0000-0001-9989-0397

Udaya Raj Paudel

Quest International College, Pokhara Univeristy, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal

E-mail: udayapaudel7@gmail.com

ORCID 0000-0002-5234-5081

Szilvia Szabó

Faculty of Business, Communication and Tourism Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary

E-mail: szszabo@metropolitan.hu

ORCID 0000-0001-6313-555X

Abstract. Awareness of the significance of adapting e-recruitment and applying various management strategies has increased in private corporate organizations. This study aims to investigate the institutional perception of e-recruitment adoption in Kathmandu valley, Nepal by employing the notion of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Self-Disclosure Theory (SDT). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and AMOS softwares are used to analyze data gathered from 286 Nepalese private organizations in Kathmandu valley between February 13 and March 10, 2022. The results indicate that private organizations in the Kathmandu valley are wary of completely embracing e-recruitment due to trust and privacy issues. This paper can be seen as an important message to Nepalese Human Resources sector, policymakers, the government and customers. Moreover, it has important theoretical implications explained from the standpoint of TAM and SDT theories. Practically, this is one of the latest attempts to assess and report on the breadth of e-recruitment adoption in Nepal’s private sector. 

Received: December, 2022

1st Revision: March, 2023

Accepted: June, 2023

DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2023/16-3/12

JEL Classification: O15, C12, C83, C87

Keywords: e-recruitment adoption, social media usage, TAM, structure equation model, Nepal