A Knowledge-centric Recruitment Model Aimed at Organizational Learning

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10.2991/978-94-6239-658-6_21How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Knowledge-centric recruitment; Learning-by-hiring; Tacit knowledge; Absorptive capacity; Dynamic capabilities

Abstract

This paper examines inter-firm talent mobility and learning-by-hiring as strategic mechanisms through which firms seek to accelerate technological development, particularly in emerging economies where labor markets are frequently constrained by shortages of multilingual and highly specialized talent. Building on prior research on learning by hiring and the literature on strategic recruitment, and informed by the author’s practitioner experience across multiple roles in global multinational companies, the paper presents a conceptual model - termed the Knowledge-centric Recruitment Model (KCRM) - that articulates how firms can purposefully target the recruitment of professionals who provide access to valuable knowledge. The model specifies boundary conditions that distinguish hiring motivated by the search for new firm competencies from routine recruitment practices, with a particular focus on the micro-level processes occurring within the hiring organization. The analysis suggests that, under knowledge-centric recruitment, firms seek to identify and integrate individuals whose knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience generate value beyond what is mandated by a single job, serving instead as foundational elements for the development of strategically important and innovation-related organizational capabilities.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - József Blaskó
AU  - Tibor Dőry
AU  - Zoltán Baracskai
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/01
TI  - A Knowledge-centric Recruitment Model Aimed at Organizational Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the Kautz Conference on Business and Economics 2025 (KCBE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 399
EP  - 424
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-658-6_21
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-658-6_21
ID  - Blaskó2026
ER  -