Changing Patterns of Labour Recruitment
Abstract
A series of studies over the last decade have indicated that considerable change has been taking place in the way in which organisations recruit their workers. In particular, several authors have pointed to the growing prominence of both internal labour market (ILM) recruitment and word‐of‐mouth recruitment. This conclusion is supported by studies that consider job seeking and job seekers, for example, studies by Granovetter, Leeand Martin and Roberts, as well as by studies of employers' recruitment practices. Although care must be exercised when comparing these studies, as has been discussed by Manwaring, together they provide a general view of the direction of change with regard to the management of labour recruitment. In particular, some of the studies indicate a growth in the use of the internal market and word‐of‐mouth recruitment, for example, Jenkins et al., while others, such as Wood and Manwaring, suggest that such channels are increasingly prominent, not as a result of increased usage, but because these channels have been maintained during the recession, while other forms of recruitment, such as the use of the job centre or press advertisements, have been ignored or minimised.
Citation
Ford, J.R., Bryman, A., Beardsworth, A.D., Bresnen, M., Keil, E.T. and Jenkins, R. (1986), "Changing Patterns of Labour Recruitment", Personnel Review, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055544
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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