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Use of Chatbots in Human Resource Management for More Efficient Knowledge Sharing – Systematic Literature Review Cover

Use of Chatbots in Human Resource Management for More Efficient Knowledge Sharing – Systematic Literature Review

By: Nejc Bernik and  Polona Šprajc  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2025-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 388 - 400
Submitted on: Aug 20, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 20, 2025
Published on: Nov 19, 2025
Published by: University of Maribor
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