Lena Christiaans

International Employer Brand Management

A Multilevel Analysis and Segmentation of Students' Preferences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The increasing globalization of business activities forces companies to recruit highly skilled employees all over the world. In order to attract these talents, employers have to differentiate themselves through a unique employer brand, appealing to diverse target audiences. However, in the absence of research on international students' preferences for employer characteristics, it is difficult for multinational companies to decide on a feasible degree of employer brand standardization. Lena Christians investigates the impact of between-country differences, such as in national culture or economic wealth, on students' preferences in relation to individual differences of students within the same country. In combination with a segmentation of the European graduate market, the results provide readers with inside on which elements of the employer value proposition are suitable for standardization in which target groups. The increasing globalization of business activities forces companies to recruit highly skilled employees all over the world. In order to attract these talents, employers have to differentiate themselves through a unique employer brand, appealing to diverse target audiences. However, in the absence of research on international students preferences for employer characteristics, it is difficult for multinational companies to decide on a feasible degree of employer brand standardization. Lena Christiaans investigates the impact of between-country differences, e.g. differences in national culture or economic wealth, on students preferences in relation to the effects of within-country differences in individuals characteristics. Combined with a segmentation of the European graduate market, the results provide readers with insight into the development of employer value propositions for business and engineering target groups.
Contents
- Core Concepts of Employer Branding
- Contributions from Cross-Cultural Research
- Employer Branding Strategy
- Multilevel Analysis
Target Groups
- Researchers and students in the fields of employer branding, corporate branding, management, marketing, communications
- Managers and experts with focus on employer branding, HR marketing, HR, corporate communications
About the Author
Lena Christiaans obtained her doctorate at the Chair in Corporate Management at Universität Hohenheim and currently works as a reputation manager in the Corporate Communications department of a DAX-30-company in Dusseldorf.

Produktdetails

• Research
• Verlag: Gabler / Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden / Springer Gabler
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-658-00455-2
• 2013
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9783658004552
• ISBN-10: 365800455X
• Artikelnr.: 36263321

Autorenporträt

Lena Christiaans obtained her doctorate at the Chair in Corporate Management at Universität Hohenheim and currently works as a reputation manager in the Corporate Communications department of a DAX-30-company in Dusseldorf.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Theoretical Background and Literature Review.- Conceptual Framework and Deduction of Hypotheses.- Research Methodology and Data Basis.- Empirical Analysis and Hypothesis Testing.- Discussion of Empirical Findings.