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Environmental-oriented CSR communication and the attractiveness of employers: From a potential employee perspective
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Business.
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Business.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this bachelor thesis was to extend the knowledge of how environmental-oriented CSR communication in job advertisements affects the attractiveness of employers from a potential employee perspective. The study was based on three theories, Employer brand, Social identity theory, and Signaling theory, and the concept of environmental-oriented CSR communication. The hypothesis was that environmental-oriented CSR communication in job advertisements increases employer attractiveness. The thesis had a quantitative method and used experimental web-based surveys to measure the attractiveness of two fictitious job advertisement scenarios, one which included environmental-oriented CSR communication and one which did not. The web-based survey was distributed to students by program managers of the major education areas taught at Kristianstaduniversity, in total 177 responses were collected. Previous studies have concluded that a company's CSR engagements may increase its attractiveness to potential employees. The results of the surveys show that there was a slight positive difference in employer attractiveness in the scenario including environmental-oriented CSR communication, when compared to the scenario that did not. However, the difference was not enough to be considered significant at the 0,05 level. The hypothesis that environmental-oriented CSR communication in job advertisements increases employer attractiveness was therefore rejected. Therefore, the conclusion of this bachelor thesis is that environmental-oriented CSR communication in job advertisements does not significantly increase the attractiveness of the employer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 50
Keywords [en]
CSR, Communication, Environmental-oriented CSR, Attractiveness, Job advertisement, Employer attractiveness, Employer brand
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22506OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-22506DiVA, id: diva2:1589769
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International business and marketing
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Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics
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Available from: 2021-09-01 Created: 2021-08-31 Last updated: 2021-09-01Bibliographically approved

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