Nation branding

Purpose: Governments invest greatly in creating a positive nation image that can enhance the attractiveness of the stakeholders associated with it. However, the existing evidence has not convinced companies to use nation brands to support their recruiting talent endeavors. This investigation aims to...

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Autores: Vinyals Mirabent, Sara|||0000-0001-7120-6039, Fernández-Cavia, José|||0000-0002-5712-7083, Piñeiro-Naval, Valeriano|||0000-0001-9521-3364, Torres, Jose Filipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1108/JGM-10-2024-0118
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Talent attraction
Nation branding
Brand image
Relocation branding
Perception
Familiarity
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spelling Nation brandinga strategic tool for attracting talent globallyVinyals Mirabent, Sara|||0000-0001-7120-6039Fernández-Cavia, José|||0000-0002-5712-7083Piñeiro-Naval, Valeriano|||0000-0001-9521-3364Torres, Jose FilipeTalent attractionNation brandingBrand imageRelocation brandingPerceptionFamiliarityPurpose: Governments invest greatly in creating a positive nation image that can enhance the attractiveness of the stakeholders associated with it. However, the existing evidence has not convinced companies to use nation brands to support their recruiting talent endeavors. This investigation aims to empirically show the influence of nation brands' overall image and its potential to predict talented migrants' intention to relocate overseas. We strive to explain this effect as a global phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach: We surveyed 2,151 participants to study their level of familiarity with and perception of 55 countries worldwide. We followed a batch-based sample strategy and used binomial logistic regression and k-means cluster analysis. Findings: The results confirmed nation image influence on intention to relocate, revealing that individuals holding a positive overall image of a country are twice as likely to relocate there. Furthermore, we described 55 countries' image worldwide and identified three clusters of countries with differing capacities to attract talent. Social implications: This evidence underpins the governments' investment in creating a strategic nation image and encourages companies to finally capitalize on said economic endeavor by associating their company with valuable nation brands to attract talent to their headquarters. Originality/value: To date, research on this topic was based on case studies, mostly from cities in developed countries, and focused on specific features of the place rather than the overall image construct. We extend these approaches by providing generalizable knowledge about this construct's value to attract talent. We further show this effect's global extent, supporting future comparative studies and managerial decisions. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/311841https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1108/JGM-10-2024-0118reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3118412026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nation branding
a strategic tool for attracting talent globally
title Nation branding
spellingShingle Nation branding
Vinyals Mirabent, Sara|||0000-0001-7120-6039
Talent attraction
Nation branding
Brand image
Relocation branding
Perception
Familiarity
title_short Nation branding
title_full Nation branding
title_fullStr Nation branding
title_full_unstemmed Nation branding
title_sort Nation branding
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vinyals Mirabent, Sara|||0000-0001-7120-6039
Fernández-Cavia, José|||0000-0002-5712-7083
Piñeiro-Naval, Valeriano|||0000-0001-9521-3364
Torres, Jose Filipe
author Vinyals Mirabent, Sara|||0000-0001-7120-6039
author_facet Vinyals Mirabent, Sara|||0000-0001-7120-6039
Fernández-Cavia, José|||0000-0002-5712-7083
Piñeiro-Naval, Valeriano|||0000-0001-9521-3364
Torres, Jose Filipe
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author2 Fernández-Cavia, José|||0000-0002-5712-7083
Piñeiro-Naval, Valeriano|||0000-0001-9521-3364
Torres, Jose Filipe
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Talent attraction
Nation branding
Brand image
Relocation branding
Perception
Familiarity
topic Talent attraction
Nation branding
Brand image
Relocation branding
Perception
Familiarity
description Purpose: Governments invest greatly in creating a positive nation image that can enhance the attractiveness of the stakeholders associated with it. However, the existing evidence has not convinced companies to use nation brands to support their recruiting talent endeavors. This investigation aims to empirically show the influence of nation brands' overall image and its potential to predict talented migrants' intention to relocate overseas. We strive to explain this effect as a global phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach: We surveyed 2,151 participants to study their level of familiarity with and perception of 55 countries worldwide. We followed a batch-based sample strategy and used binomial logistic regression and k-means cluster analysis. Findings: The results confirmed nation image influence on intention to relocate, revealing that individuals holding a positive overall image of a country are twice as likely to relocate there. Furthermore, we described 55 countries' image worldwide and identified three clusters of countries with differing capacities to attract talent. Social implications: This evidence underpins the governments' investment in creating a strategic nation image and encourages companies to finally capitalize on said economic endeavor by associating their company with valuable nation brands to attract talent to their headquarters. Originality/value: To date, research on this topic was based on case studies, mostly from cities in developed countries, and focused on specific features of the place rather than the overall image construct. We extend these approaches by providing generalizable knowledge about this construct's value to attract talent. We further show this effect's global extent, supporting future comparative studies and managerial decisions.
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