<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Research Purpose</bold>. The human resource function of firms is faced with the challenges of identifying recruitment practices that contribute to employee retention as a recruitment outcome. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between E-recruitment practices and employee retention of multinational corporations (MNCs) in Nigeria.<bold>Design/Methodology/Approach</bold>. Two research questions were posed for the study and two hypotheses formulated in line with the objectives. Questionnaires were administered to the selected population of the Unilever Nigeria Plc. Corporate websites and commercial websites sites were the E-recruitment practices used to analysed their influence on employee retention. The data were analysed using manual and electronic based methods through the data preparation grid and statistical package for the social science, (SPSS). The study made use of statistical tools such as regression analysis in testing hypothesis and analysis of variance (ANOVA), which helped in the interpretation of results.<bold>Findings</bold> The research use analysis to estimate trends that corporate websites and commercial websites were significant in explaining employee retention. The results of this study confirm existing literature that argues for a positive relationship between the two variables. The results also portray that human resource managers should have an understanding of the relationship between E-recruitment practices and employee retention.<bold>Originality/Value/Practical implications.</bold> The study seeks to contribute to existing literature on E-recruitment practices and employee retention. The practical justification would be useful to human resource practitioners by making them aware of the current E-recruitment practices and the impact of its implementation to a firm’s level of employee retention</abstract>

Research Purpose. The human resource function of firms is faced with the challenges of identifying recruitment practices that contribute to employee retention as a recruitment outcome. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between E-recruitment practices and employee retention of multinational corporations (MNCs) in Nigeria.Design/Methodology/Approach. Two research questions were posed for the study and two hypotheses formulated in line with the objectives. Questionnaires were administered to the selected population of the Unilever Nigeria Plc. Corporate websites and commercial websites sites were the E-recruitment practices used to analysed their influence on employee retention. The data were analysed using manual and electronic based methods through the data preparation grid and statistical package for the social science, (SPSS). The study made use of statistical tools such as regression analysis in testing hypothesis and analysis of variance (ANOVA), which helped in the interpretation of results.Findings The research use analysis to estimate trends that corporate websites and commercial websites were significant in explaining employee retention. The results of this study confirm existing literature that argues for a positive relationship between the two variables. The results also portray that human resource managers should have an understanding of the relationship between E-recruitment practices and employee retention.Originality/Value/Practical implications. The study seeks to contribute to existing literature on E-recruitment practices and employee retention. The practical justification would be useful to human resource practitioners by making them aware of the current E-recruitment practices and the impact of its implementation to a firm’s level of employee retention

Efficacy of E-recruitment Practices on Employee Retention in Multinational Corporations

Economics and Culture

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Research Purpose. The human resource function of firms is faced with the challenges of identifying recruitment practices that contribute to employee retention...

Efficacy of E-recruitment Practices on Employee Retention in Multinational Corporations

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 161 - 171

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jec-2019-0017

Keywords
E-Recruitment, Employee Retention, Corporate Websites, Commercial Websites

© 2019 Solomon Akpoviroro Kowo et al., published by Sciendo

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Efficacy of E-recruitment Practices on Employee Retention in Multinational Corporations

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 161 - 171

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jec-2019-0017

KeywordsE-Recruitment, Employee Retention, Corporate Websites, Commercial Websites

© 2019 Solomon Akpoviroro Kowo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
E-Recruitment, Employee Retention, Corporate Websites, Commercial Websites