Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context

This study uses Cable and Turban's (2001) employer knowledge framework as a conceptual model to formulate hypotheses about a broad range of possible factors affecting the attractiveness of an organization (i.e. armed forces) among potential applicants (576 high-school seniors). Results show tha...

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Main Authors: LIEVENS, Filip, VAN HOYE, Greet, SCHREURS, Bert
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-65822018-04-23T02:14:48Z Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context LIEVENS, Filip VAN HOYE, Greet SCHREURS, Bert This study uses Cable and Turban's (2001) employer knowledge framework as a conceptual model to formulate hypotheses about a broad range of possible factors affecting the attractiveness of an organization (i.e. armed forces) among potential applicants (576 high-school seniors). Results show that gender, familiarity with military organizations, perceptions of job and organizational attributes (task diversity and social/team activities), and trait inferences (excitement, prestige, and cheerfulness) explained potential applicants' attraction to military organizations. Relative importance analyses showed that trait inferences contributed most to the variance, followed by job and organizational attributes, and employer familiarity. Finally, we found some evidence of interactions between the three dimensions. Specifically, trait inferences and job and organizational attributes had more pronounced effects when familiarity was high. From a theoretical perspective, these results generally support the framework of employer knowledge. At a practical level, implications for image audit and image management are discussed. 2005-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5583 info:doi/10.1348/09631790X26688 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6582/viewcontent/Examining_the_relationship_between_employer.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Human Resources Management Organizational Behavior and Theory
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topic Human Resources Management
Organizational Behavior and Theory
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Organizational Behavior and Theory
LIEVENS, Filip
VAN HOYE, Greet
SCHREURS, Bert
Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context
description This study uses Cable and Turban's (2001) employer knowledge framework as a conceptual model to formulate hypotheses about a broad range of possible factors affecting the attractiveness of an organization (i.e. armed forces) among potential applicants (576 high-school seniors). Results show that gender, familiarity with military organizations, perceptions of job and organizational attributes (task diversity and social/team activities), and trait inferences (excitement, prestige, and cheerfulness) explained potential applicants' attraction to military organizations. Relative importance analyses showed that trait inferences contributed most to the variance, followed by job and organizational attributes, and employer familiarity. Finally, we found some evidence of interactions between the three dimensions. Specifically, trait inferences and job and organizational attributes had more pronounced effects when familiarity was high. From a theoretical perspective, these results generally support the framework of employer knowledge. At a practical level, implications for image audit and image management are discussed.
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author LIEVENS, Filip
VAN HOYE, Greet
SCHREURS, Bert
author_facet LIEVENS, Filip
VAN HOYE, Greet
SCHREURS, Bert
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title Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context
title_short Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context
title_full Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context
title_fullStr Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context
title_full_unstemmed Examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: An application in a military context
title_sort examining the relationship between employer knowledge dimensions and organizational attractiveness: an application in a military context
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2005
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5583
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6582/viewcontent/Examining_the_relationship_between_employer.pdf
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