BisLogic: Building an Employer Brand through Corporate Image, Personality, Identity and Reputation

Kathryn Toelken*, Patricia Mark**
*,** Department of Communication, University of South Alabama, 1000 University Commons.
Periodicity:June - August'2009
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.4.1.179

Abstract

Employer Branding (E.B.) is a targeted effort by an organization to create identity and loyalty with a key stakeholder — its employees. This study explores the positive and negative sides of E.B. on brand strategy and management by examining the internal and external communication strategies of a Fortune 100 Technology firm, BisLogic (pseudonym). The research illustrates how employer branding can help build an organization by creating a successful corporate image, personality, identity and reputation. It also illustrates how employer branding can fail when an organization does not deliver on its brand promise to its employees.

Keywords

Branding, Management, Reputation, Employee Loyalty, Corporate Branding

How to Cite this Article?

Kathryn Toelken and Patricia Mark (2009). Bislogic: Building an Employer Brand through Corporate Image, Personality, Identity and Reputation. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 4(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.4.1.179

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