Mobility and Human Capital Flow: Preferences, Signals, Comparisons, and Climates

Research on mobility highlights human capital flow related to turnover, recruitment, and movement from source to destination firms. This symposium features four papers that examine mobility into, out of, and across firms. The first two papers highlight employee inflow, looking at the role of HR practices and prior organizational status in affecting recruitment and employee performance. The next two papers address employee outflow, investigating the effects of the internal mobility of leaders as well as how organizations can manage external mobility and build a competitive advantage by maintaining relationships with alumni. Taken together, the papers reflect the importance of understanding precursors and outcomes of mobility. Successfully understanding employee movement within and across firms can help organizational researchers and management professionals learn more about navigating career transitions and managing human capital flow. Fitting in with the crowd: A Person-Organization Fit Approach to Aligning Org. Mobility Preferences Presenter: Rebecca M. Paluch; Sauder School of Business, U. of British Columbia Presenter: Vanessa Shum; Simon Fraser U. Status Signal or Career Motivation? Predicting Performance in After Interorganizational Mobility Presenter: Huimiao Zheng; U. of Cincinnati Presenter: Rhett Andrew Brymer; U. of Cincinnati Big Shoes or Big Shoulders: The Effect of Predecessors on Leadership Transitions Presenter: Woohee Choi; Ohio State U. Presenter: Steffanie L. Wilk; Ohio State U. Climate for Career Mobility: Managing Employee Movement through Corporate Alumni Programs Presenter: Alison M. Dachner; John Carroll U. Presenter: Erin E. Makarius; U. of Akron Presenter: Stacy Lyn Astrove; U. of Delaware Mobility and Human Capital Flow Discussion Presenter: Deepak Somaya; U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign