Previous research on the rapidly growing field of Internet recruitment has operated under the implicit assumption that recruitment websites can and do influence viewers’ opinions of recruiting organizations. This study empirically tested this assumption using a pre/post-test experimental design. Results indicated that viewers’ ratings on company familiarity, favorability, image as an employer, ...

Nonverbal behaviour influences to a significant extent our perception of others, especially during the earliest stages of an interaction. This article considers the phenomenon in two zero acquaintance scenarios: the first is the attribution of personality traits to speakers we listen to for the first time, the second is the social attractiveness of unacquainted people with whom we talk on the p...

This study explores whether different sources of CSR information (i.e., the organization itself vs. third party) and reputation leading backward) affect job applicants’ attraction to organizations. demonstrates interaction effects on organizational attractiveness contributes literature by identifying impact crisis management strategies its attractiveness. From a Situational Crisis Communication...

 Background: Health worker motivation has the potential to have a large impact on health system performance, and this depends on some factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting this motivation. Methods: From Winter 2013 to Spring 2014, 1046 employees and physicians (439 males and 607 females) with a mean age of 36 and 37.2 years in men and women, respective...

Inter-organizational relationships are becoming an increasingly important source of competitive advantage and innovation. This paper looks at supplier relationships in the context of inter-organizational R&D collaborations in enterprises based in the European automotive industry. The concept of Collaborative Enterprise Governance (CEG) is presented and the Dynamic Enterprise Reference Grid (DER...

This article examines the place of organizational politics in general and ingratiation specifically as a tactic in which there is an attempt by individuals to increase their attractiveness and upward influence in the eyes of other organizational members (management). Four common tactics of ingratiators were identified: other enhancement, rendering favors, opinion conformity and selfpresentation...

We extend prior research by examining whether, and how, applicant–employee fit in the personality traits of conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extraversion affect organizational attractiveness. We test hypotheses based on similarity-attraction theory and trait activation theory. Results from two studies indicate that applicants high in valued traits are more attracted to organizations when e...