Black and white and read all over: Race differences in reactions to recruitment Web sites
基于信号理论，研究招聘网站的设计和内容如何影响求职意向，并发现种族（黑人与白人）会调节这些关系，对黑人的影响更强。
Abstract Based on signaling theory, this study examines the impact of Web‐site design and content characteristics on applicants' intentions to pursue employment, the mediating effects of engagement with the Web site and attitude toward the organization, and the moderating effects of applicant race on these relationships. The design characteristics of ease of use and usefulness impact attraction indirectly through Web‐site engagement and attitude toward the organization. Further, Web sites' parasocial interaction (allowance for two‐way communication) predicts intentions to pursue both directly and indirectly through engagement and attitude toward the organization. Unexpectedly, diversity statements did not impact attraction in the full sample. Multigroup analyses revealed that many of the paths between the predictors of parasocial interaction and (to a lesser extent) diversity statements and the outcomes differed by race, with stronger effects observed for blacks than whites. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.