Predicting job offer acceptance of professionals in Taiwan: The case of the technology industry

• Published in: Technological forecasting & social change 2016-07, Vol.108, p.95-101
• Main Authors: Tsai, Yuan-Hui, Lin, Chieh-Peng, Hsu, Ya-Chu, Liu, Chu-Mei, Yen, Pi-Hsia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acceptance; Acceptance tests; Applicants; Attractiveness; Business; Career success expectation; Careers; Companies; Complement; Corporate image; Corporate social responsibility; Economic factors; Economics; High tech industries; Interest groups; Job offer acceptance; Job openings; Mathematical models; Procedural justice; Professional development; Professional workforce; Recruitment; Social acceptance; Social responsibility; Studies; Technology; Technology industry
• ISSN: 0040-1625; 1873-5509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.05.005

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined as a firm's behavior that goes beyond its economic interest to benefit stakeholders and is a critical factor for business organizations to implement in order to successfully increase the job offer acceptance of job applicants. This research examines such job offer acceptance by developing a model based on the social signaling theory and expectancy theory. The hypotheses of this research were empirically tested using the data from professional job applicants at three well-known career fairs for the high-tech industry in Taiwan. The test results show that business practice CSR engagement and recruitment procedural justice positively affect both career success expectation and a firm's attractiveness, which consequently influence job offer acceptance. At the same time, due to its insignificant effect on career success expectation, philanthropic CSR engagement only has a significant impact on a firm's attractiveness. The findings of this research complement prior studies by presenting how business practice CSR engagement, philanthropic CSR engagement, and recruitment procedural justice should be simultaneously taken into account to boost job offer acceptance. Lastly, managerial implications and limitations are provided. •Career success expectation and a firm's attractiveness are mediators for job offer acceptance.•Business practice CSR engagement and recruitment procedural justice affect both mediators.•Philanthropic CSR engagement only has an effect on a firm's attractiveness.•This research was tested using the data from professional job applicants in technology industry.