And as a result, will receive position gains, organizations that achieve Employer-of-Choice status should receive greater numbers of applications per job opening (Huselid et al 1997).
Moreover, if EOC is truly a strategy which will yield a competitive advantage through positive reputation (Barney, 1991),then future employees should recognize and express a desire to work for such organizations
Proposition 2: An EOC program ranking will be positively associated with the number of applicants per job opening versus non-EOC competitors controlling for recruitment expenditures.
Proposition 3:EOC program ranking will be positively associated with applicant recognition and motivation to apply for a position at that organization.
Porter asserts that effective human resource management policies and practices can make a significant contribution to the firm's competitive advantage because they provide the mechanisms to recruit and retain top talent
The assumption is that employers of Choice offer exceptional benefits and, therefore, since it has been shown that perceptions of organizational culture influence turnover, as well as employees' financial and psychological interests, organizations that have achieved EOC recognition should benefit from lower turnover than that of their competitors.
Proposition 4:EOC program ranked competitors will have lower turnover rates than competitors without EOC programs.