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Understanding employer engagement in youth labour market policy in the UK
Author(s) -
Simms Melanie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/1748-8583.12155
Subject(s) - underpinning , agency (philosophy) , context (archaeology) , institutional logic , work (physics) , public relations , sociology , business , economics , political science , social science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , civil engineering , engineering , biology
This article applies van Gestel and Nyberg's framework to analyse employers' decisions about whether to engage in policies to help young people into work. The article identifies two main logics underpinning organisational decision making: an HR logic and a corporate social responsibility (CSR) logic. It is argued that engaged employers see a clear alignment in those logics, whereas less engaged employers see few advantages in one, the other or both areas. When this analysis is located within an institutional context that accounts for the agency of key actors, it is argued these logics explain decisions about whether or not to engage with particular labour market policies.