The authors tested a model of antecedents and outcomes of newcomer adjustment using 70
unique samples of newcomers with meta-analytic and path modeling techniques …

The authors spend a majority of this chapter discussing strategies by which mediation
hypotheses may be formally tested statistically. They also discuss useful extensions of these …

The purpose of the study was to examine how socialization processes (socialization tactics
and proactive behavior) jointly affect socialization content (ie, what newcomers learn) and …

One of the most popular and often studied topics in the organizational socialization literature
is Van Maanen and Schein's [Van Maanen, J., & Schein, EH (1979). Toward a theory of …

A recent theoretical proposal is that relational identification generalizes to organizational
identification through affective, cognitive, and behavioral mediating mechanisms. The …

The survival of an organization depends partly on its ongoing ability to integrate new
members into the fold while simultaneously allowing if not encouraging organizational …

In examining the state of the art in organizational assimilation studies, we explicate specific
linkages between work on assimilation in organizational contexts and other areas of the …

Organizational socialization is defined as a learning and adjustment process that enables
an individual to assume an organizational role that fits both organizational and individual …

This chapter briefly reviews findings from recent socialization research to provide an
updated view of the socialization literature. To help advance the literature, this chapter then …

After decades of research on organizational socialization, much is now known about the
important process of adjustment into a new organization and new organizational role. This …