TY - JOUR AB - Employer branding represents a firm's efforts to promote, both within and outside the firm, a clear view of what makes it different and desirable as an employer. In recent years employer branding has gained popularity among practicing managers. Given this managerial interest, this article presents a framework to initiate the scholarly study of employer branding. Combining a resourceā€based view with brand equity theory, a framework is used to develop testable propositions. The article discusses the relationship between employer branding and organizational career management. Finally, it outlines research issues that need to be addressed to develop employer branding as a useful organizing framework for strategic human resource management. VL - 9 IS - 5 SN - 1362-0436 DO - 10.1108/13620430410550754 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13620430410550754 AU - Backhaus Kristin AU - Tikoo Surinder PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Conceptualizing and researching employer branding T2 - Career Development International PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 501 EP - 517 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -