New Approaches to Recruitment and Selection

Current recruitment and selection practices clone applicants to match the current corporate culture, ignoring different points of view, value systems, and career aspirations. Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams propose a new framework that compares corporate cultures with evolving value systems, emphasizing the importance of matching applicants' needs and enriching the organization. Their research shows that cultural bias persists in organizations, and they offer practical approaches to improve recruitment and selection practices.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Current recruitment and selection practices are fundamentally a cloning process that aims to align applicants with the prevailing corporate culture of the hiring organization. This approach disregards candidates who hold diverse perspectives, differing value systems, and career aspirations. Authors Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams delve into the notion that while all organizations should establish and uphold their core values, the application of these values requires reevaluation.

New Approaches to Recruitment and Selection presents a fresh framework that juxtaposes current corporate cultures with the evolving value systems of both current and potential employees. The authors advocate for a match between the organization's needs and the exploration of how diverse categories of applicants can contribute to the organization's growth while ensuring full engagement.

Through their extensive longitudinal research on traditional frameworks and practices, the authors reveal that while companies strive for objectivity, cultural bias often persists. They identify significant shortcomings in how organizations utilize their human resources. While many organizations implement a wide array of policies and programs to address pay inequalities and enhance their appeal to women and minorities, substantial change has yet to materialize.

Each volume in this series will critically examine failing established models and propose innovative conceptual frameworks accompanied by practical approaches. International case studies further enrich the arguments and findings.

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Weight: 196g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781837977628