The DOI matches its Crossref record; 78 of the 78 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Why Are Job Seekers Attracted by Corporate Social Performance? Experimental and Field Tests of Three Signal-Based Mechanisms
Abstract
Research on employee recruitment has shown that an organization's corporate social performance (CSP) affects its attractiveness as an employer, but the underlying mechanisms and processes through which this occurs are poorly understood. We propose that job seekers receive signals from CSP that inform three signal-based mechanisms that ultimately affect organizational attractiveness: job seekers' anticipated pride from being affiliated with the organization, their perceived value fit with the organization, and their expectations about how the organization treats its employees. We hypothesized that these signal-based mechanisms mediate the relationships between CSP and organizational attractiveness, focusing on two aspects of CSP: an organization's community involvement and pro-environmental practices. In an experiment (n = 180), we manipulated CSP via a company's web pages. In a field study (n = 171), we measured CSP content in the recruitment materials used by organizations at a job fair and job seekers' perceptions of the organizations' CSP. Results provided support for the signal-based mechanisms, and we discuss the implications for theory, future research, and practice.
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling
Tabri, N., & Elliott, C. M. (2012) · Canadian Graduate Journal of Sociology and Criminology · doi:10.15353/cgjsc-rcessc.v1i1.25 · Cited by 38,891
(1998) · Cited by 36,049
Preacher, K. J., & Hayes, A. F. (2008) · Behavior Research Methods · doi:10.3758/brm.40.3.879 · Cited by 34,117
Alternative Ways of Assessing Model Fit
Browne, M. W., & Cudeck, R. (1992) · Sociological Methods & Research · doi:10.1177/0049124192021002005 · Cited by 27,200
Spence, M. (1973) · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · doi:10.2307/1882010 · Cited by 16,171
Testing Structural Equation Models.
Mueller, C. W., Bollen, K. A., & Long, J. S. (1994) · Contemporary Sociology · doi:10.2307/2074955 · Cited by 14,120
An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict
Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. (2000) · Organizational Identity · doi:10.1093/oso/9780199269464.003.0005 · Cited by 12,487
Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Hammer, T. H., Anderson, J., Gurdon, M., Jick, T., Petit, A., Stern, R., Schwartz, H., Vardi, Y., & Dunnette, M. D. (1977) · Administrative Science Quarterly · doi:10.2307/2391755 · Cited by 11,945
(1964) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 10,439
Social psychology of intergroup relations
Tajfel, H. (1982) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.ps.33.020182.000245 · Cited by 7,949
Social Identity Theory and the Organization
Ashforth, B. E., & Mael, F. A. (1989) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.1989.4278999 · Cited by 7,671
Corporate Social Responsibility: a Theory of the Firm Perspective
McWilliams, A., & Siegel, D. (2001) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2001.4011987 · Cited by 7,567
(2013) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr · Cited by 6,716
Mael, F., & Ashforth, B. E. (1992) · Journal of Organizational Behavior · doi:10.1002/job.4030130202 · Cited by 5,755
WHAT'S IN A NAME? REPUTATION BUILDING AND CORPORATE STRATEGY.
Fombrun, C., & Shanley, M. (1990) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/256324 · Cited by 5,411
Corporate Social Performance Revisited
Wood, D. J. (1991) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/258977 · Cited by 5,093
KRISTOF, A. L. (1996) · Personnel Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1996.tb01790.x · Cited by 4,831
What We Know and Don’t Know About Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review and Research Agenda
Aguinis, H., & Glavas, A. (2012) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206311436079 · Cited by 3,558
Aguilera, R. V., Rupp, D. E., Williams, C. A., & Ganapathi, J. (2007) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2007.25275678 · Cited by 3,435
CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRACTIVENESS TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES.
TURBAN, D. B., & GREENING, D. W. (1997) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/257057 · Cited by 3,149
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE MIRROR: IMAGE AND IDENTITY IN ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION.
Dutton, J. E., & Dukerich, J. M. (1991) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/256405 · Cited by 2,931
Sherry, J. F., & Sternthal, B. (1992) · Cited by 2,915
Identification in Organizations: An Examination of Four Fundamental Questions
Ashforth, B. E., Harrison, S. H., & Corley, K. G. (2008) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206308316059 · Cited by 2,841
Process Analysis: Estimating Mediation in Treatment Evaluations
Judd, C. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1981) · Evaluation Review · doi:10.1177/0193841x8100500502 · Cited by 2,442
The convergent and discriminant validity of subjective fit perceptions.
Cable, D. M., & DeRue, D. S. (2002) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.875 · Cited by 2,224
Corporate Social Performance As a Competitive Advantage in Attracting a Quality Workforce
Greening, D. W., & Turban, D. B. (2000) · Business & Society · doi:10.1177/000765030003900302 · Cited by 2,077
Improving Interactional Organizational Research: A Model of Person-Organization Fit
Chatman, J. A. (1989) · The Academy of Management Review · doi:10.2307/258171 · Cited by 2,054
Christmann, P. (2000) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/1556360 · Cited by 1,953
Organizational identification: A meta-analysis
Riketta, M. (2005) · Journal of Vocational Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2004.05.005 · Cited by 1,808
Person–Organization Fit, Job Choice Decisions, and Organizational Entry
Cable, D. M., & Judge, T. A. (1996) · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · doi:10.1006/obhd.1996.0081 · Cited by 1,696
Sen, S. (2006) · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science · doi:10.1177/0092070305284978 · Cited by 1,651
Smidts, A., Pruyn, A. T. H., & Van Riel, C. B. M. (2001) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.2307/3069448 · Cited by 1,352
Chapman, D. S., Uggerslev, K. L., Carroll, S. A., Piasentin, K. A., & Jones, D. A. (2005) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.928 · Cited by 1,182
Self-citationTHE RELATION OF INSTRUMENTAL and SYMBOLIC ATTRIBUTES TO A COMPANY'S ATTRACTIVENESS AS AN EMPLOYER
LIEVENS, F., & HIGHHOUSE, S. (2003) · Personnel Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00144.x · Cited by 900
Effects of work values on job choice decisions.
Judge, T. A., & Bretz, R. D. (1992) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037//0021-9010.77.3.261 · Cited by 895
The role of overall justice judgments in organizational justice research: A test of mediation.
Ambrose, M. L., & Schminke, M. (2009) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0013203 · Cited by 871
Measuring Attraction to Organizations
Highhouse, S., Lievens, F., & Sinar, E. F. (2003) · Educational and Psychological Measurement · doi:10.1177/0013164403258403 · Cited by 849
Research on Employee Recruitment: So Many Studies, So Many Remaining Questions
Breaugh, J. A., & Starke, M. L. (2000) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1016/s0149-2063(00)00045-3 · Cited by 795
Corporate Social Performance and Attractiveness as an Employer to Different Job Seeking Populations
Albinger, H. S., & Freeman, S. J. (2000) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1023/a:1006289817941 · Cited by 790
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITMENT IN JOB CHOICE: A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING
RYNES, S. L., BRETZ, R. D., & GERHART, B. (1991) · Personnel Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1991.tb02402.x · Cited by 739
Exploringthe Relationship Between Corporate Social Performance and Employer Attractiveness
Backhaus, K. B., Stone, B. A., & Heiner, K. (2002) · Business & Society · doi:10.1177/0007650302041003003 · Cited by 722
PAY PREFERENCES AND JOB SEARCH DECISIONS: A PERSON‐ORGANIZATION FIT PERSPECTIVE
CABLE, D. M., & JUDGE, T. A. (1994) · Personnel Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.1994.tb01727.x · Cited by 683
The Value of Organizational Reputation in the Recruitment Context: A Brand‐Equity Perspective
Cable, D. M., & Turban, D. B. (2003) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01883.x · Cited by 666
Responsibility: The new business imperative
Waddock, S. A., Bodwell, C., & Graves, S. B. (2002) · Academy of Management Perspectives · doi:10.5465/ame.2002.7173581 · Cited by 664
Recruitment, Job Choice, and Post-Hire Consequences: A Call For New Research DirectionsPreprint
Rynes, S. L. (1989) · eCommons (Cornell University) · Cited by 620
Jones, D. A. (2010) · Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology · doi:10.1348/096317909x477495 · Cited by 565
Self-citationGiving Commitment: Employee Support Programs and The Prosocial Sensemaking Process
Grant, A. M., Dutton, J. E., & Rosso, B. D. (2008) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2008.34789652 · Cited by 555
Recipient's mood, relationship type, and helping.
Clark, M. S., Oullette, R., Powell, M. C., & Milberg, S. (1987) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.53.1.94 · Cited by 531
Staffing in the 21st Century: New Challenges and Strategic Opportunities
Ployhart, R. E. (2006) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206306293625 · Cited by 505
Stock market reaction to CEO certification: the signaling role of CEO background
Zhang, Y., & Wiersema, M. F. (2009) · Strategic Management Journal · doi:10.1002/smj.772 · Cited by 459
Toward a “theoretical toolbox” for sustainability research in marketing
Connelly, B. L., Ketchen, D. J., & Slater, S. F. (2011) · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science · doi:10.1007/s11747-010-0199-0 · Cited by 408
Employee recruitment: Current knowledge and important areas for future research
Breaugh, J. A. (2008) · Human Resource Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2008.07.003 · Cited by 400
Organizational entry : recruitment, selection, orientation, and socialization of newcomers
Wanous, J. P. (1992) · Addison-Wesley eBooks · Cited by 393
Allen, D. G., Mahto, R. V., & Otondo, R. F. (2007) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1696 · Cited by 390
Are You Attracted? Do You Intend to Pursue? A Recruiting Policy-Capturing Study
Aiman-Smith, L., Bauer, T. N., & Cable, D. M. (2001) · Journal of Business and Psychology · doi:10.1023/a:1011157116322 · Cited by 383
Social-identity functions of attraction to organizations
Highhouse, S., Thornbury, E. E., & Little, I. S. (2007) · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2006.01.001 · Cited by 379
Why Are Individuals Attracted to Organizations?
Ehrhart, K. H., & Ziegert, J. C. (2005) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206305279759 · Cited by 375
Collins, C. J., & Han, J. (2004) · Personnel Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.00004.x · Cited by 353
Grant, A. M. (2012) · Academy of Management Review · doi:10.5465/amr.2010.0280 · Cited by 351
Signaling theory and applicant attraction outcomes
Celani, A., & Singh, P. (2011) · Personnel Review · doi:10.1108/00483481111106093 · Cited by 291
Corporate Social Responsibility: Views from the Frontline
Whitehouse, L. (2006) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-005-3243-0 · Cited by 243
Soelberg, P. (1966) · Academy of Management Proceedings · doi:10.5465/ambpp.1966.4980853 · Cited by 240
Kim, S., & Park, H. (2011) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-011-0886-x · Cited by 234
Effects of Pro-Environmental Recruiting Messages: The Role of Organizational Reputation
Behrend, T. S., Baker, B. A., & Thompson, L. F. (2009) · Journal of Business and Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10869-009-9112-6 · Cited by 216
Recruitment on the Net: How Do Organizational Web Site Characteristics Influence
Cober, R. T., Brown, D. J., Keeping, L. M., & Levy, P. E. (2004) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1016/j.jm.2004.03.001 · Cited by 215
Cooper, W. H., & Richardson, A. J. (1986) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.71.2.179 · Cited by 210
Green career choices: The influence of ecological stance on recruiting
Bauer, T. N., & Aiman-Smith, L. (1996) · Journal of Business and Psychology · doi:10.1007/bf02251780 · Cited by 203
Modelling CSR: How Managers Understand the Responsibilities of Business Towards Society
Pedersen, E. R. G. (2009) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-009-0078-0 · Cited by 199
Role of recruitment in staffing utility analysis.
Boudreau, J. W., & Rynes, S. L. (1985) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037//0021-9010.70.2.354 · Cited by 174
Luce, R. A., Barber, A. E., & Hillman, A. J. (2001) · Business & Society · doi:10.1177/000765030104000403 · Cited by 147
Zhang, L., & Gowan, M. A. (2011) · Journal of Business and Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10869-011-9250-5 · Cited by 136
Dineen, B. R., & Noe, R. A. (2009) · Journal of Applied Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0012832 · Cited by 132
Tsai, W., & Yang, I. W. (2010) · International Journal of Selection and Assessment · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00488.x · Cited by 108
A reexamination of the organizational choice process
Osborn, D. P. (1990) · Journal of Vocational Behavior · doi:10.1016/0001-8791(90)90014-s · Cited by 66
Sequential and Combined Effects of Recruitment Information on Applicant Reactions
Saks, A. M., & Uggerslev, K. L. (2009) · Journal of Business and Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10869-009-9142-0 · Cited by 54
Socially desirable responding in an environmental context: development of a domain specific scale
Ewert, A., & Galloway, G. (2009) · Environmental Education Research · doi:10.1080/13504620802613504 · Cited by 53
Jones, D. A., Willness, C. R., & MACNEIL, S. (2009) · Academy of Management Proceedings · doi:10.5465/ambpp.2009.44265576 · Cited by 32
Self-citationThe Decisions Job Applicants Must Make: Insights From a Bayesian Perspective
Murphy, K. R., & Tam, A. (2004) · International Journal of Selection and Assessment · doi:10.1111/j.0965-075x.2004.00264.x · Cited by 25
Cited by
Stahl, G. K., Brewster, C. J., Collings, D. G., & Hajro, A. (2020) · Human Resource Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100708 · Cited by 502
Microfoundations of Corporate Social Responsibility and Irresponsibility
Shea, C. T., & Hawn, O. V. (2019) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/amj.2014.0795 · Cited by 209
Donia, M. B. L., Ronen, S., Tetrault Sirsly, C.-A., & Bonaccio, S. (2019) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-017-3673-5 · Cited by 193
De Stefano, F., Bagdadli, S., & Camuffo, A. (2018) · Human Resource Management · doi:10.1002/hrm.21870 · Cited by 193
A Model for Implementing a Sustainability Strategy through HRM Practices
Buller, P. F., & McEvoy, G. M. (2016) · Business and Society Review · doi:10.1111/basr.12099 · Cited by 73
Metadata
- Authors
- Jones, D. A., Willness, C. R., & Madey, S.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Journal
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2014-04
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 383-404
- ISSN
- 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
- 1948-0989
- OpenAlex
- W2093397503
- Cited by
- 722
- References
- 78
- FWCI
- 51.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
Data sources
Bibliographic data: Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref.
Contains information from the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph Datasets, made available under the ODC Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0).
Semantic Scholar’s data is described in: Kinney, R., et al. (2023). The Semantic Scholar Open Data Platform. arXiv:2301.10140.