Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The current study is an extension of previous research examining the role of regulatory focus in job attraction.It investigated the relationship between dispositional regulatory focus and preferences for job attributes.Participants were presented with a job choice situation.By a policy-capturing design, the importance of job attributes (self-direction, achievement, conformity, and security) when people decided whether to take a job offer was obtained.Promotion focus predicted the importance of self-direction and achievement, whereas prevention focus predicted the importance of conformity and security.In addition, the association between regulatory focus and applicant experience of the job application process was explored.When people were considering their job interview performance, promotion focus predicted stronger eagerness to demonstrate competence than prevention focus.However, compared with promotion focus, prevention focus was weaker to suppress the worry about failing a job interview.The findings suggested additional research avenues to understand individual differences in job attraction and provided another personal attribute to be considered in recruitment practices.a knowledgeable and caring mentor.In addition, I would like to thank the rest of my thesis committee: Dr. Scott Highhouse and Dr. Yiwei
Author: Yuyan Zhang
Institution: Bowling Green State University
Language: English
Topic: Employer Branding and e-HRM
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2534792101