Issues in recruitment strategies: an economic perspective

Abstract

In the last two decades the economic literature has devoted significant attention to the mechanisms behind firms′ recruitment strategies as a possible way of reducing (un)employment problems. At the workfloor many efforts have also been made by firms to develop strategies that both alleviate conflicts with employees and at the same time lead to acceptable levels of productivity. This effort has resulted in the broad acceptance of the personnel management function in the firm. Examines how successful this approach has been by focusing on the gap between practice and theory in recruitment, by investigating the extent to which and the way in which experiences and findings from actual recruitment (personnel management) have been incorporated in economic theory. Gives an overview of findings on recruitment and selection strategies of firms, with a particular emphasis on economic motives.

Citation

Russo, G., Rietveld, P., Nijkamp, P. and Gorter, C. (1995), "Issues in recruitment strategies: an economic perspective", International Journal of Career Management, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/09556219510086751