Behavioral Economics Perspective on Assessment of Recruitment and Selection Practices in Latvia

Abstract

The aim of the current paper is to evaluate the current Human Resource Management evolution in Latvia with respect to employee recruitment and selection practices. The focus is set on the used methods of selection process in organizations, when they are hiring personnel on different organization levels. The authors of the current paper applied several empirical methods to research the recruitment and selection processes. The study was executed in two stages: (1) discussion with Latvia’s recruitments practitioners (Delphi method), and (2) quantitative study performed in Latvia. The research questions were the following. Question 1: Which recruitment methods are used in their represented organizations? Question 2: Which of selection methods are used in their organization? To collect primary data an online survey form was created which was completely self‐administrative. A sample of 16 businesses from different industries in Latvia, was selected. The sampling was conducted during the whole month of January 2020 and data is reflected in the findings. The survey results demonstrate that the employee selection methods applied in Latvia are not that various. Most of the respondents holds on to the traditional methods such as panel interviews and one to one interviews.