In recent years, online recruitment has become a prevalent human resource management practice worldwide. Although studies emphasized the importance of candidates' perceptions related to the recruiting web site attributes, there is no research focused on the effects of trust toward the IT technology during the online application process. Given the importance of trust dynamics in personnel recruitment, the aim of this study is to investigate the role of trust towards the web platforms supporting online recruitment. Results, from a sample of university students including 330 participants, showed that trust toward the web site affects both directly and indirectly - via company attractiveness -The intention to apply for a job.
Reclutamento online: Il ruolo della fiducia verso la tecnologia / Mariani, Marco Giovanni; Curcuruto, Matteo; Zavalloni, Matilde. - In: PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE. - ISSN 1827-2517. - STAMPA. - 11:2(2016), pp. 199-209. [10.1482/84099]
Reclutamento online: Il ruolo della fiducia verso la tecnologia
MARIANI, MARCO GIOVANNI;
2016
Abstract
In recent years, online recruitment has become a prevalent human resource management practice worldwide. Although studies emphasized the importance of candidates' perceptions related to the recruiting web site attributes, there is no research focused on the effects of trust toward the IT technology during the online application process. Given the importance of trust dynamics in personnel recruitment, the aim of this study is to investigate the role of trust towards the web platforms supporting online recruitment. Results, from a sample of university students including 330 participants, showed that trust toward the web site affects both directly and indirectly - via company attractiveness -The intention to apply for a job.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
