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Recruitment Sources and Post‐Hire Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Unmet Expectations

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Two decades ago it was hypothesized that met expectations mediate the relationship between recruitment sources (internal vs. external) and post‐hire outcomes. The current study tested this mediator hypothesis with new employees and found that those who entered the organization via internal recruitment sources experienced less unmet expectations than employees recruited via external recruitment sources. In addition, unmet expectations mediated the relation between type of recruitment source (internal vs. external) and both job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The study also found a considerable number of employees who reported that they have used multiple recruitment sources.

Source: International Journal of Selection and Assessment

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2005.00314.x

Author: Klaus Moser

Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Language: English

Topic: Employer Branding and e-HRM

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft