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The logic of attraction: exploring the institutional complexity of job preferences

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dc.contributor.authorPetry, Tanja
dc.contributor.authorTreisch, Corinna
dc.contributor.authorBullinger, Bernadette
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dc.date.accessioned2024-07-08T13:14:21Z
dc.date.available2024-07-08T13:14:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Applying the institutional logics perspective to applicant attraction,this study investigates the level of uniformity among preferences for consulting job attributes associated with the institutional logics of the corporation,the profession and the family,and tests for the influence of anticipatory socialization differences. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a discrete choice experiment with 232 business students. A hierarchical Bayes approach to conjoint analysis uncovers part-worth heterogeneity and allows for subsequent cluster and regression analysis of the choice data. Findings: The findings identify a dominant job-oriented preference type and a minor career-oriented preference type. Anticipatory socialization through personal prior work experience and the occupation of friends decreases adherence to the logic of profession and increases the relevance of the family logic. The parents' occupation has only a minimal influence on preferences. Practical implications: The study provides attribute-based recommendations on how professional service firms can effectively address the complex expectations of potential applicants in their job ads for an entry position and underlines the role of intra-generational reference groups as important anticipatory socializers. Originality/value: By testing individual socialization effects at the pre-hire stage and beyond the organizational level,the study fills a void in both the recruitment and the institutional literature. © 2020,Tanja Petry,Corinna Treisch and Bernadette Bullinger.
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dc.identifier.citationPetry, T., Treisch, C., & Bullinger, B. (2020). The logic of attraction: exploring the institutional complexity of job preferences. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 42(6), 1465-1485. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2019-0373
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2019-0373
dc.identifier.issn1425455
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3070
dc.issue.number6
dc.journal.titleEmployee Relations
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.final1485
dc.page.initial1465
dc.page.total28
dc.publisherEmerald Group Holdings Ltd.
dc.relation.departmentHuman Resources & Organisational Behaviour
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.schoolIE Business School
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordAnticipatory socialization
dc.subject.keywordConjoint analysis
dc.subject.keywordIndividual differences
dc.subject.keywordInstitutional logics
dc.subject.keywordJob pursuit intentions
dc.titleThe logic of attraction: exploring the institutional complexity of job preferences
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dc.volume.number42
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