Reading the Stars: Determining Human Capital's Value in the Hiring Process
Keywords
star status, employee mobility, firm tenure
Abstract
Star employees are highly sought after by competitors and thus more likely to move from one company to another. However, not all the factors related to stardom are as mobile as the stars themselves. We argue that while simply possessing star status leads to increased movement, differences in the attributions of human capital and value appropriation will also influence a star's movement to competing firms. To test this, we analyzed the careers of 695 security analysts over a 10-year period. We found that while stars are more likely to move to competing firms than nonstars, the difference in movement between stars and nonstars decreases as the status of their current firm and their tenure increases.
Original Publication Citation
"Reading the Stars: Determining Human Captial's Value in the Competitive Hiring Process", Human Resource Management, Volume 57, 2018.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Kang, Sung-Choon; Oldroyd, James B.; Morris, Shad S.; and Kim, Junwoo, "Reading the Stars: Determining Human Capital's Value in the Hiring Process" (2018). Faculty Publications. 9710.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9710
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2018
Publisher
Human Resource Management
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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