The role of corporate environmental commitment and STP on technological talent recruitment in service firms

In the era of “war for talent” companies should develop effective mechanisms to attract and retain talented workers. In this research, we study how two complimentary company’s mechanisms –firms belonging science and technology parks and corporate environmental commitment –can improve talent recruitment in the field of R&D. Then, a longitudinal study has been carried out from the Spanish Panel of Technological Innovation database (PITEC). Our empirical results show positive individual effects of both firm’s belonging to a science and technology park, as well as corporate environmental practices on technological talent recruitment. Nevertheless, results show an unexpected substitutive effect of both variables on technological talent recruitment.