Abstract:
Over the past two decades, scholarly interest in employer branding has strongly
increased. Simultaneously, however, employer branding research has developed into a
fragmented field with heterogeneous interpretations of the employer branding concept
and its scope, which has impeded further theoretical and empirical advancement. To
strengthen the foundation for future work, this paper takes a brand equity perspective
to review the extant literature and create an integrative model of employer branding.
Using an analytical approach, the authors identify 187 articles, which they integrate
along different employer brand dimensions and branding strategies: (i) conceptual; (ii)
employer knowledge dimensions; (iii) employer branding activities and strategies. On
the basis of this review, the authors develop an employer branding value chain model
and derive future research avenues as well as practical implications.
