Indonesian Journal of Enterprise Architecture
Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026): Indonesian Journal of Enterprise Architecture

Beyond AI Adoption: AI-Enabled Talent Management, Employee Capability Development, and Sustainable Employee Performance: The Moderating Role of Trust in AI

Ivanessya Noya Iviola Virnanda (Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia)
Muhammad Husain (Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2026

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in talent-management practices, yet its long-term workforce value depends on whether AI-enabled HR systems are translated into employee capabilities and sustainable performance. This study examines the associations among AI-Enabled Talent Management (AETM), Employee Capability Development (ECD), Trust in AI (TIA), and Sustainable Employee Performance (SEP) in Indonesian agroindustry. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted with 255 employees who had experience with AI-supported or digital HR practices. The model was estimated using PLS-SEM in SmartPLS 4 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. AETM was positively associated with ECD (β = 0.666, t = 18.875, p < 0.001) and SEP (β = 0.132, t = 2.431, p = 0.008), while ECD was positively associated with SEP (β = 0.564, t = 10.976, p < 0.001). The indirect AETM→ECD→SEP pathway was positive (β = 0.375, t = 9.668, p < 0.001), indicating complementary partial mediation. TIA showed a negative direct association with SEP (β = -0.229, t = 4.932, p < 0.001), whereas the ECD×TIA interaction was positive (β = 0.070, t = 1.901, reported p = 0.029). These findings position employee capability development as a central mechanism linking AI-enabled talent practices to sustainable performance and show that trust should be interpreted as a contextual condition rather than as uniformly beneficial. The study extends AI-enabled HRM research by integrating capability development, sustainable employee performance, and trust within a single employee-level model in Indonesian agroindustry.

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Abbrev

IJEA

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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Business Strategic and Operations Management Digital Marketing and Consumer Studies Entrepreneurship and Management of Innovation Management of Technology and Innovation Data Analysis For Business Artificial Intelligence in Business Technology Adoption in ...