{"title":"Linking Employer Brand Image and Work Engagement: Modelling Organizational Identification and Trust in Organization as Mediators","authors":"V. Kashyap, Richa Chaudhary","doi":"10.1177/2322093719844644","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Based on the theories of resource-based view, social exchange, social identity and social information processing, the current research propounds a model that investigates the role an employer’s brand image plays in influencing organizational identification, trust in organizations and work engagement. Data were collected from 508 employees serving in Indian public and private sector companies. Hypotheses were tested using regression analyses. Results suggest that work engagement is influenced directly by employer brand image, as well as indirectly through trust in organizations and organizational identification (mediators). Thus, it is logical that if an organization creates and maintains a unique employer brand image, then employees’ identification and trust with organizations would likely to increase and impact work engagement. Implications for theory and practice are discussed in this article.","PeriodicalId":42119,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management","volume":"44 1","pages":"177 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2019-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"20","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2322093719844644","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 20
Abstract
Abstract Based on the theories of resource-based view, social exchange, social identity and social information processing, the current research propounds a model that investigates the role an employer’s brand image plays in influencing organizational identification, trust in organizations and work engagement. Data were collected from 508 employees serving in Indian public and private sector companies. Hypotheses were tested using regression analyses. Results suggest that work engagement is influenced directly by employer brand image, as well as indirectly through trust in organizations and organizational identification (mediators). Thus, it is logical that if an organization creates and maintains a unique employer brand image, then employees’ identification and trust with organizations would likely to increase and impact work engagement. Implications for theory and practice are discussed in this article.
期刊介绍:
South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management (SAJHRM) is a peer-reviewed scholarly outlet for publications on HRM in and out of South Asia. It includes countries that are members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In terms of the discipline focus, all articles broadly focusing on the theory and practice of managing human resources for the benefit of individuals, firms and community at large will be acceptable. In view of the contemporary focus on Strategic HRM, the journal coverage would also include comparative research and other related management disciplines as long as one of the key aims of the manuscript is on harnessing the potential of human capital. Considering the uneven economic development within the South Asian region, the journal encourages potential authors to explore broader implications of their scholarly views and findings on the region as a whole. A distinguishing feature of the journal is its focus on “HR in Practice”. Apart from theory, it will pay significant attention on how HRM is practiced in and out of South Asia. The journal features conceptual and empirical research papers, research notes, interviews, case studies and book reviews. In short, to be considered for publication, a manuscript should broadly focus on managing people and contextualised within one or more South Asian countries at the firm, regional, national and international levels.