Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-2013
Abstract
Research on recruitment and employer branding has typically been situated in Western countries with predominantly individualistic cultures. The present study investigates the instrumental-symbolic framework for studying organisations' image and attraction as an employer in a non-Western collectivistic culture. In a large nationwide sample of Turkish university students, both instrumental (working conditions) and symbolic image dimensions (competence) were positively related to organisational attractiveness. Moreover, symbolic traits explained significant incremental variance beyond instrumental attributes and accounted for a greater amount of predictable variance. In addition, organisations were better differentiated from each other on the basis of symbolic image dimensions (sincerity and innovativeness) than on the basis of instrumental dimensions (task demands). Overall, these findings provide support for the applicability of the instrumental-symbolic framework across different countries, cultures, and organisations.
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Applied Psychology
Volume
62
Issue
4
First Page
543
Last Page
557
ISSN
0269-994X
Identifier
10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00495.x
Publisher
Wiley: 24 months
Citation
VAN HOYE, Greet; BAS, Turker; CROMHEECKE, Saartje; and LIEVENS, Filip.
The instrumental and symbolic dimensions of organisations' image as an employer: A large-scale field study on employer branding in Turkey. (2013). Applied Psychology. 62, (4), 543-557.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5659
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00495.x