This study applies a recruitment lens to examine how the proactive internationalization of new ventures might influence job seeker perceptions of organizational attractiveness. Using signaling theory and person-environment fit theory to develop our hypotheses, we employ a metric conjoint experiment with 209 job seekers (making 3344 decisions). Our multilevel regression results suggest that the international new venture (INV) strategy of proactive internationalization presents an ambivalent recruiting signal to job seekers. However, this effect is positively moderated by job seekers’ personal initiative and international experience. We offer implications for signaling theory in international entrepreneurship, and practical implications for staffing INVs.

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国际新创企业有吸引优势吗？从招聘角度的见解

本研究运用招聘视角来研究新企业的主动国际化可能如何影响求职者对组织吸引力的看法。我们利用信号理论和人-环境契合理论来发展我们的假设，对 209 名求职者进行了度量联合实验（做出了 3344 项决定）。我们的多层次回归结果表明，主动国际化的国际新创企业（INV）战略向求职者发出了矛盾的招聘信号。然而，这种影响受到求职者个人主动性和国际经验的积极调节。我们提供了对国际创业中的信号理论的启示，以及对人员配置 INV 的实际启示。