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”Det ska passa dem, så nog är de bortskämda allt.”: En kvalitativ studie om employer brand och generation wh(Y) i geografiska kontexter.
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society.
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka huruvida fastställd employer branding-strategi i enstor koncern kan vara framgångsrik för att attrahera och behålla generation Y oberoendeplaceringsort i Sverige. Studien har genomförts i en svensk koncern med cirka 16 000 anställdafördelat i 50 länder varav 7 000 är anställda i Sverige och placerade i hela landet. Vidare avsiktmed denna studie var att bidra med kunskap om betydelsen av chefers medvetenhet avbegreppet employer brand och förståelse för hur medvetenheten påverkar implementeringen avstrategin. Utifrån studiens syfte valdes en kvalitativ metod där insamling av empiri gjordes medsemistrukturerade intervjuer. För studiens resultat har en HR-person intervjuats, med insyn ioch kunskap om koncernens employer brand samt åtta chefer med inflytande i sinaverksamheters rekryteringsprocesser. Resultatet visar att det generellt inte skiljer sig mycketmellan landsbygdsorter och storstäder vad generation Y anser är en attraktiv arbetsgivare. Mendet som skiljer sig kan antagas vara tillräckligt för att anpassa employer branding-strateginberoende på geografisk kontext. Dock visar resultatet att koncernens employer brandingstrategiinte blir väl implementerad när chefer inte är medvetna om vad begreppet employerbrand innebär. Det kan leda till att det blir svårt att konkurrera om medarbetare och på siktbidrar det till att koncernen går miste om konkurrensfördelar. Utifrån resultatet blev det tydligtatt arbetet med employer branding-strategin bör vara en kontinuerlig process i det dagligaarbetet där HR har en viktig del i att stötta cheferna.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the established employer branding strategyin a large company is successful in attracting and retaining generation Y independent oflocations in Sweden. The study was conducted in a Swedish company with approximately16,000 employees in 50 countries, of which 7,000 are employed in Sweden and locatedthroughout the country. A further intention of this study was to contribute with knowledge aboutthe importance of managers' awareness of the concept of employer brand and understanding ofhow awareness affects the implementation of the strategy. Based on the purpose of the study, aqualitative method was chosen where the collection of empirical data was done with semistructuredinterviews. For the results of the study, an HR person with insight into andknowledge about the companies employer brand, was interviewed. Also, eight managers wereinterviewed whom all of them have the ability to influence the recruitment process where theywork. The results show that in general there’s not much difference between rural areas and largecities concerning what generation Y considers to be an attractive employer. But what differscan be assumed to be sufficient enough to adapt the employer branding strategy depending onthe geographic context and target group. However, if managers are not aware of what the termemployer brand means the result shows that the companies employer branding strategy will notbe well implemented. This can lead to that it becomes difficult to compete for employees andtherefore the company will lose competitive advantages in the long run. It also becomes clearthat the work with the employer branding strategy should be a continuous process in the dailywork where HR has an important part in supporting the managers.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Keywords [en]
Employer brand, generation y, attract, retain, geographic context
Keywords [sv]
Arbetsgivarvarumärke, generation y, attrahera, behålla, geografisk kontext
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Work Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-37545OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-37545DiVA, id: diva2:1573218
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Human Resource Management
Available from: 2021-06-24 Created: 2021-06-24

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