TY - JOUR
T1 - Attraction to organizational culture profiles: Effects of realistic recruitment and vertical and horizontal individualism-collectivism
T2 - Effects of realistic recruitment and vertical and horizontal individualism-collectivism
AU - Gardner, W. L.
AU - Reithel, B.
AU - Foley, R. T.
AU - Cogliser, Claudia
AU - Walumbwa, F. O.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Today's organizations are challenged with attracting, developing, and retaining high-quality employees; thus, many firms seek to improve their recruitment and selection processes. One approach involves using realistic job previews (RJPs) to communicate a balanced view of the organization. The authors explored the effects of organizational culture (hierarchy, market, clan, and adhocracy), recruitment strategy (RJP vs. traditional), and personality (horizontal and vertical individualism-collectivism) on attraction to Web-based organizational profiles using a sample of 234 undergraduate students in a mixed two-factor experimental design. Results indicate that the clan culture is viewed as the most attractive. Traditional versus RJP recruitment produced higher levels of organizational attraction. Finally, predicted relationships between the personality framework of horizontal and vertical individualism-collectivism and organizational attraction were supported.
AB - Today's organizations are challenged with attracting, developing, and retaining high-quality employees; thus, many firms seek to improve their recruitment and selection processes. One approach involves using realistic job previews (RJPs) to communicate a balanced view of the organization. The authors explored the effects of organizational culture (hierarchy, market, clan, and adhocracy), recruitment strategy (RJP vs. traditional), and personality (horizontal and vertical individualism-collectivism) on attraction to Web-based organizational profiles using a sample of 234 undergraduate students in a mixed two-factor experimental design. Results indicate that the clan culture is viewed as the most attractive. Traditional versus RJP recruitment produced higher levels of organizational attraction. Finally, predicted relationships between the personality framework of horizontal and vertical individualism-collectivism and organizational attraction were supported.
KW - Horizontal and vertical individualism-collectivism
KW - Organizational attraction
KW - Organizational culture
KW - Realistic job preview
KW - Realistic recruitment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58149494645&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0893318908327006
DO - 10.1177/0893318908327006
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 437
EP - 472
JO - Management Communication Quarterly
JF - Management Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -