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The Process Mechanisms Linking Recruiter Positive Moods and Organizational Attraction
Author(s) -
Chen ChienCheng,
Hsu ChiSheng,
Tsai PeiShan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12047
Subject(s) - attraction , psychology , social psychology , perception , competence (human resources) , positive relationship , interpersonal attraction , neuroscience , philosophy , linguistics
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanisms through which recruiters' positive moods lead to organizational attraction. Participants consisted of 161 applicant–recruiter dyads from 55 companies in T aiwan. Results show that recruiters' felt positive moods were positively related to applicant's perceptions of informativeness and competence, which, in turn, influenced organizational attraction. In addition, recruiters felt that positive moods were positively related to their display of positive moods, which were positively related to applicant's positive moods, which, in turn, affected organizational attraction.