Exploring the predictors of prospective employees' job pursuit intention in Muslim-friendly hotels

Abstract

An extensive review of the literature revealed a lack of empirical investigations of qualified prospective employees' job pursuit intention in Muslim-friendly hotels. This paper therefore investigates work- and halal-related predictors of job pursuit intention in Muslim-friendly hotels in Turkey. Data were collected through a questionnaire of 474 hospitality students. The proposed model was tested via partial least squares structural equation modeling. The findings revealed that job attractiveness and person-organization fit were both significant predictors of organizational attractiveness and job pursuit intention. Negative perceptions of Muslim-friendly tourism negatively affected organizational attractiveness. Organizational attractiveness was the most significant predictor of job pursuit intention. While organizational attractiveness complementarily mediated the effects of job attractiveness and person-organization fit on job pursuit intention, it fully mediated the effect of negative perceptions toward Muslim-friendly tourism on job pursuit intention. The findings offer critical implications for Muslim-friendly hotels and interested researchers.