Prestige Preference and Person–Organisation Fit

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 a study on prestige’s impact on expected values in a work environment. The findings suggest that prestige is a more efficient means of evaluating fit among job seekers and places of employment. The implications of these findings are being discussed.