A longitudinal study of newcomer role adjustment in US organizations |
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| Authors: | Debra L Nelson James Campbell Quick Mark E Eakin |
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a Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
b Department of Management, College of Business Administration, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
c Department of Information and Management Sciences Systems, College of Business Administration, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the socialization and adjustment experiences of newcomers to organizations from a role stress perspective. A longitudinal field study is reported which tested a three-stage socialization model using physiological and psychological distress symptoms, general satisfaction, and intention to leave the organization as indicators of newcomer adjustment. Data were collected from newcomers (the focal role) (N = 91) at three times during me study and also from their supervisors (the role senders) (N = 41). While the data confirmed the general utility of the model, it also suggested some revisions by way of new and altered pathways between some of the variables. |
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| Keywords: | organizational socialization adjustment role demands role stress satisfaction |
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