The Impact of The Employer Brand on The Corporate Reputation of Hotel Companies
Uticaj brenda poslodavca na korporativnu reputaciju hotelskih preduzeća
Abstract
Employees are one of the key resources involved in building of corporate reputation. The efficiency of employees is reflected in the corporate reputation and depends on the development of the employer brand. The concept of the employer brand is aimed at building the image of attractive employer in the labor market and implies providing functional, psychological and economic benefits for potential and current employees. The aim of this paper is to examine the interdependence of the employer brand dimensions and the corporate reputation of the observed hotels in the Republic of Serbia. The research involved the application of correlation analysis, regression analysis and non-parametric tests to check the differences between groups. In the paper are observed three dimensions of the employer brand: functional-economic value, social value and interest value. It is proved and the presence of a positive and statistically significant correlation between the dimensions of the employer brand and the corporate reputation of the observed hotels. Based on the processed data, the influence of the dimensions of the employer brand on the corporate reputation of the hotel has been proven, with the strongest influence on the social value and functional-economic value. Non-parametric tests did not reveal a statistically significant difference in the level of development of the employer‘s brand dimensions between different categories of hotels.
Apstrakt
Zaposleni čine jedne od ključnih resursa koji učestvuju u izgradnji korporativne reputacije. Efikasnost delovanja zaposlenih odražava se na korporativnu reputaciju, a zavisi od razvijenosti imovine brenda poslodavca. Koncept brenda poslodavca usmeren je ka izgradnji statusa atraktivnog poslodavca na tržištu rada i podrazumeva obezbeđivanje određenih funkcionalnih, psiholoških i ekonomskih koristi za potencijalne i trenutno zaposlene. Cilj rada jeste da ispita međuzavisnost dimenzija brenda poslodavca i korporativne reputacije posmatranih hotelskih preduzeća u Republici Srbiji. Sprovođenje istraživanja podrazumevalo je primenu korelacione analize, regresione analize i testova za proveru različitosti između grupa. U radu se posmatraju tri dimenzije brenda poslodavca: funkcionalno-ekonomska vrednost, društvena i interesna vrednost. Dokazano je i prisustvo pozitivne i statistički značajne korelacije između dimenzija brenda poslodavca i korporativne reputacije posmatranih hotelskih preduzeća. Na osnovu obrađenih podataka, dokazan je i uticaj dimenzija brenda poslodavca na korporativnu reputaciju hotela, pri čemu najjači uticaj na istu imaju društvena i funkcionalno-ekonomska vrednost brenda poslodavca. Neparametarskim testovima nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika u nivou razvijenosti dimenzija brenda poslodavca između hotela različitih kategorija.
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