The Impact of Internal Employer Branding on Employee Engagement and Retention

Alonderienė, Raimonda; Urbelė, Julija

doi:10.2478/mosr-2024-0001

Abstract

The goal of this research is to identify the impact of IEB on employee engagement and retention in IT companies. The quantitative research involved 203 IT professionals. The significant relationship between IEB, employee engagement, employee retention and social identity was revealed. The study showed that employee engagement is mostly affected by the following dimensions of IEB: organizational values, rewards and recognition, while in addition, internal communication has a positive effect on employee retention.

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The Impact of Internal Employer Branding on Employee Engagement and Retention

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