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Cognitive Biases, Social Influence, and Emotion in Recruitment Decisions: Evidence from Young HR Managers

https://doi.org/10.24252/minds.v12i1.56271
Nurhaeda Zaeni
Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Indonesia
Maryadi Maryadi
Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Indonesia
M. Salim S.
Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Indonesia
Syafruddin Kitta
Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Indonesia
Andi Harnas Baharuddin
Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Indonesia

Corresponding Author(s) : Nurhaeda Zaeni

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Jurnal Minds: Manajemen Ide dan Inspirasi, Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): June

Abstract

Recruitment decisions are rarely the outcome of purely rational judgment; they are shaped by social pressures, emotional reactions, and cognitive distortions. By examining these dynamics, this study adds precision to our understanding of how decision-making unfolds within human resource management. Drawing on survey data from 401 young HR managers in Indonesia and analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), the study investigates the influence of cognitive bias and social influence on recruitment decisions, with emotion as a mediator. The findings reveal that cognitive bias does not directly determine recruitment outcomes but shapes emotion, which in turn has a modest effect. Social influence emerges as the dominant driver, exerting both direct and emotion-mediated effects on decisions. These results demonstrate that recruitment is a socially embedded and emotionally mediated process. For managers, the implication is clear: recruitment systems must regulate social pressures and emotional spillovers to ensure fairness and effectiveness.

Keywords

Cognitive Bias Social Influence Emotion Recruitment Decisions Human Resource Management
Zaeni, N., Maryadi, M., S., M. S., Kitta, S., & Baharuddin, A. H. (2025). Cognitive Biases, Social Influence, and Emotion in Recruitment Decisions: Evidence from Young HR Managers. Jurnal Minds: Manajemen Ide Dan Inspirasi, 12(1), 407–418. https://doi.org/10.24252/minds.v12i1.56271
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Nurhaeda Zaeni, Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia

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Maryadi Maryadi, Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia

Management Department

M. Salim S., Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia

Management Department

Syafruddin Kitta, Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia

Management Department

Andi Harnas Baharuddin, Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia

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