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Theory on Status: A Cross-Discipline Literature Review

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Conspicuous Employment

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Conspicuous employment is the prestige-oriented behaviour of employers and employees on the job market. Prestigious employer preference (PEP) describes individual’s motivational component to prefer highly reputable employers for status concerns. In this chapter, I report foundational literature review on status research and, more specifically, research focused on status in the employment field. The findings of this extensive and integrative review create the foundation for the research context and the research gap of this study.

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Berghaus, B. (2020). Theory on Status: A Cross-Discipline Literature Review. In: Conspicuous Employment. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37701-4_2

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