What constitutes an employer of choice? A qualitative triangulation investigation.
Employer of choice
Qualitative
Saudi Arabia
Social exchange theory
Thematic analysis
Triangulation
Journal
Human resources for health
ISSN: 1478-4491
Titre abrégé: Hum Resour Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101170535
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Jun 2024
18 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
12
10
2023
accepted:
07
06
2024
medline:
19
6
2024
pubmed:
19
6
2024
entrez:
18
6
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Employer of choice (EOC) is a relatively new phenomenon, particularly in Human Resources Management. Existing employees and prospective talent have reasons and expectations to designate an employer as an EOC. While EOC has received extensive attention from both academics and practitioners over the past few years, the work has mostly focused on managerial and marketing perspectives, and thus far lacks a strong theoretical foundation. Drawing on Social Exchange Theory (SET), based on Human Resources and employees' perceptions and experiences, this research aims to explore and investigate the factors that constitute/designate an employer as an Employer of Choice EOC. Two qualitative triangulated data sets were collected from existing full-time employees at a Saudi multinational corporation: open interviews and document analysis (cross-sectional and longitudinal). Thematic analysis (TA) was employed to analyze both methods. The findings reveal that company image, training, and development, satisfaction, involvement and commitment, fairness, work culture, reward, opportunities for growth, teamwork, motivation, and corporate social responsibility are the factors that lead employees to designate an employer as an EOC. This research contributes to knowledge conceptually, theoretically, and empirically, mainly in the area of Human Resources Management. This research represents one of the first studies to empirically identify and investigate employee-related factors and evaluate them all together in a multinational Saudi organization. Recognizing the findings of this empirical-based research assists HR managers in designating their organizations as an EOC for current employees and prospective talents.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38890735
doi: 10.1186/s12960-024-00928-7
pii: 10.1186/s12960-024-00928-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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