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Why Are Individuals Attracted to Organizations?

Ehrhart, Karen Holcombe, Ziegert, Jonathan C.·2005·Journal of Management

DOI 10.1177/0149206305279759

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Applicant attraction is vital to the success of an organization. Despite its importance, however, research on it has tended to proceed in a relatively piecemeal way. Accordingly, the authors present a framework for attraction research through an examination of the underlying relevant theories. Specifically, they identify three overarching metatheories focusing on environment processing, interactionist processing, and self-processing that form the basis for their theoretical model. The authors conclude with an examination of future research directions.

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Authors: Ehrhart, K. H., & Ziegert, J. C.
Venue: Journal of Management
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2005-12
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Pages: 901-919
ISSN: 0149-2063 (ISSN-L)
1557-1211
DOI: 10.1177/0149206305279759
OpenAlex: W2022433083
Cited by: 375
References: 67
FWCI: 9.25
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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