Socialization and Newcomer Adjustment
The Role of Organizational Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9889591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blake E Ashforth (0000-0003-2244-529X, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Alan M Saks (0000-0002-9355-0583, York University), Raymond T Lee (University of Manitoba) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 897-926 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872679805100703 |
| OpenAlex | W2163279968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 55 |
Research on how the context of work affects HRM practices in general, and socialization practices in particular, is relatively scarce. The present study assesses a model linking context, socialization, and newcomer adjustment. Self-report data from business school graduates after 4 months (N = 295) and 10 months (N = 223) on the job revealed that mechanistic (vs. organic) structure, organization size, and jobs of high motivating potential were each positively associated with organizations' use of what Jones (1986) refers to as institutionalized socialization, and this form of socialization was positively associated with newcomer adjustment. Contrary to expectations, neither a newcomer's bureaucratic orientation nor growth need strength moderated the relationship between socialization and adjustment
Bureaucracy · Context (archaeology · Political science · Socialization · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Organizational identity orientation
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Newcomer Socialization research
Organisational trust, affective commitment and bureaucratic control
The Importance of Organizational Context on Employees' Attitudes
Evidence toward an expanded model of organizational identification
The interactive effects of socialization tactics and work locus of control on newcomer work adjustment, job embeddedness, and voluntary turnover
When in Rome, Feel as the Romans Feel
Socialization after childhood
Research in Organizational Behavior
Commitment in the Workplace
Organizational socialization
Socialization Tactics, Self-Efficacy, and Newcomers' Adjustments to Organizations.
Socialization Tactics
Proactivity during organizational entry
Organizational Socialization
A meta-analysis of the relation of job characteristics to job satisfaction.
Organizational Socialization Tactics
The Validity of the Job Characteristics Model
A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment
Self-Reports in Organizational Research
Engineering Culture
Structural Equations with Latent Variables
Resolving social conflicts and field theory in social science
Higher‐order need strength as a moderator of the job scope‐employee outcome relationship
The measurement and antecedents of affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organization
Making Fast Food
Assessment of Fit in Overidentified Models with Latent Variables
Evaluation of goodness-of-fit indices for structural equation models
Alumni and their alma mater
Statistical difficulties of detecting interactions and moderator effects
Practical Issues in Structural Modeling
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2022 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |