Strategic Partner Selection: Research on How to Optimize International Recruitment Collaborations
Kukkonen-Kurronen, Mari (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024120432782
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024120432782
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The topic of this thesis was to research partner selection to gain understanding of selection criteria in strategic partnerships in international recruitment in the hospitality industry. The research was carried out during the fall of 2024.
In the aftermath of COVID-19, the hospitality industry suffers from a continual staffing shortage. Staffing companies in the hospitality industry have sought help from international recruitment agencies and agents to help narrow the labor gap. By researching the partner selection criteria, this thesis seeks to gain understanding on how to optimize international recruitment collaborations.
This research examines the partner selection through Alliance Design Framework. The focus group of this research was decision-makers and recruiters in Finnish staffing companies that work in the hospitality industry. The research method was qualitative, and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Interview transcriptions were used as primary data. The data was analyzed thematically aiming to understand the phenomenon.
The results reveal that partner selection is dominated by strategic imperatives and formal mechanisms that govern the partnerships thoroughly. Internal practices within parties in the partnership carries significance in success of the further partnership. In the discussion chapter, the research results are examined in relation to the chosen theoretical framework.
In the aftermath of COVID-19, the hospitality industry suffers from a continual staffing shortage. Staffing companies in the hospitality industry have sought help from international recruitment agencies and agents to help narrow the labor gap. By researching the partner selection criteria, this thesis seeks to gain understanding on how to optimize international recruitment collaborations.
This research examines the partner selection through Alliance Design Framework. The focus group of this research was decision-makers and recruiters in Finnish staffing companies that work in the hospitality industry. The research method was qualitative, and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Interview transcriptions were used as primary data. The data was analyzed thematically aiming to understand the phenomenon.
The results reveal that partner selection is dominated by strategic imperatives and formal mechanisms that govern the partnerships thoroughly. Internal practices within parties in the partnership carries significance in success of the further partnership. In the discussion chapter, the research results are examined in relation to the chosen theoretical framework.