Attracting and Retaining Staff: The Role of Branding and Industry Image

Michelle Wallace (), Ian Lings (), Roslyn Cameron () and Neroli Sheldon ()
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Michelle Wallace: Southern Cross University
Ian Lings: Queensland University of Technology
Roslyn Cameron: Central Queensland University
Neroli Sheldon: Southern Cross University

Chapter 2 in Workforce Development, 2014, pp 19-36 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In increasingly competitive labour markets, attracting and retaining talent has become a prime concern of organisations. Employers need to understand the range of factors that influence career decision making and the role of employer branding in attracting human capital that best fits and contributes to the strategic aims of an organisation. This chapter identifies the changing factors that attract people to certain employment and industries and discusses the importance of aligning employer branding with employee branding to create a strong, genuine and lasting employer brand. Whilst organisations have long used marketing and branding practices to engender loyalty in customers, they are increasingly expanding this activity to differentiate organisations and make them attractive from an employee perspective. This chapter discusses employer branding and industry image as two important components of attraction strategies and describes ways companies can maximise their brand awareness in the employment market to both current and future employees.

Keywords: Brand Equity; Psychological Contract; Brand Image; Potential Employee; Corporate Brand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-58-0_2

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