• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: The value of hiring through employee referrals in developed countries : firms can benefit by hiring employee referred candidates; however, there are potential drawbacks that must be considered
  • Contributor: Hoffman, Mitchell [Author]
  • Published: Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), June 2017
  • Published in: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: IZA world of labor ; 2017,0003,69
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 8 Seiten); Illustrationen
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.15185/izawol.369
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  • Keywords: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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  • Description: Companies frequently hire new employees based on referrals from existing employees, who often recommend friends or family members. There are numerous possible benefits from this, such as lower turnover, possibly higher productivity, lower recruiting costs, and beneficial commonalities related to shared employee values. On the other hand, hiring through employee referrals may disadvantage under-represented minorities, entail greater firm costs in the form of higher wages, lead to undesirable commonalities, and reflect nepotism. A growing body of research explores these considerations.
  • Access State: Open Access