Mitarbeiteridentifikation

Both the topic of employee identification with the organization and human resource development are two prominent topics in the human resource management discussion, which are becoming increasingly important in the course of decentralization, increasing globalization and growing competitive pressure. This empirical study attempts to link the two problem areas in order to answer the question: Do personnel development measures fulfill identification functions in addition to qualification functions? Based on a model by Van Dick (2001), a differentiated examination of the cognitive, emotional, evaluative and behavioral identification of employees with the organization as a binding object was carried out. In particular, the type of measure and the timeliness of participation as well as perceived external prestige were found to be decisive.