An Identity Perspective of Newcomer's Organizational Socialization

Abstract

Abstract:

More and more scholars have relied on identity theory to interpret the organizational socialization (OS) in recent years. However, some theoretical and practical efforts in their research need to be improved. In order to validate our propositions, we conduct a 1-year survey to 127 new hires and measure all the main variables four times repeatedly. In addition to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, Latent Growth Modeling method is used to further analyze the data. Results show that OS can be divided into two dimensions:role OS dimension and group OS dimension. New hires' role OS dimension is positively related to their task performance and job satisfaction, while their group OS dimension is positively related to their organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment. Furthermore, both dimensions are positively related to their turnover intention. Overall, the results support our propositions and imply some important advances in future theoretical research and managerial practice.

Key words: organizational socialization, self-concept, role identity, social identity, organizational socialization scale

Yan Ming, Wu Jintao, Wang Haibo. An Identity Perspective of Newcomer's Organizational Socialization[J]. , 2018, 30(6): 149-162.

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