The Relationship Between Sources of New Employees and Attitudes toward the Job

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Abstract
This study investigated the effectiveness of different recruitment sources used by six American companies for new employees. New workers who came through referrals by current employees had longer tenure with the organizations than did those recruited in other ways. Two competing explanations for this were tested; tentative support was provided for realistic job previews as one way to reduce turnover. Recruitment sources differed only in terms of tenure with the organization. Individual job performance and attitudes toward the employer were largely unaffected by the source through which the employee was recruited.