Influences of new employee development practices on temporary employee work-related attitudes

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Slattery ◽  
T. T. Selvarajan ◽  
John E. Anderson
Psichologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 26-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Žukauskaitė ◽  
Dalia Bagdžiūnienė

Tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti organizacijos aplinkos veiksnių sąsajas su naujų darbuotojų socializacijos rodikliais, atsižvelgiant į šių darbuotojų darbo patirtį. Tyrime dalyvavo 33 asmenys, dirbantys pirmoje darbovietėje, ir 38, dirbantys ne pirmame darbe. Tyrimo rezultatai rodo, kad pirmoje ir ne pirmoje darbovietėje dirbančių asmenų socializacijos lygis, pasibaigus bandomajam laikotarpiui, yra vienodas, tačiau šios grupės tarpusavyje skiriasi kitų socializacijos rodiklių įverčiais: nors dirbantieji pirmoje darbovietėje gauna daugiau informacijos apie organizaciją, patiria didesnį nerimą dėl darbo. Taip pat nustatyta, kad skirtingą darbo patirtį turinčių asmenų socializacija susijusi su darbo grupės dydžiu – kuo grupė mažesnė, tuo socializacija spartesnė. Tačiau kitų veiksnių sąsajos su pirmoje ir ne pirmoje darbovietėje dirbančių darbuotojų socializacija yra skirtingos. Pirmoje darbovietėje dirbančių asmenų socializacijos rodiklius geriausiai prognozuoja darbuotojų ir jų vadovų santykių kokybė ir nedidelė inovacinės kultūros raiška. Ne pirmoje darbovietėje dirbančiųjų socializacijos sėkmingumą geriausiai prognozuoja dalyvaujantis vadovavimo stilius. Tai rodytų, kad būtina individualizuoti darbuotojų socializacijos procesą. Pagrindiniai žodžiai: naujas darbuotojas, socializacija organizacijoje, socializacijos veiksniai, darbo patirtis. The Peculiarities of Organizational Socialization among Newcomers with Different Work Experience Irena Žukauskaitė, Dalia Bagdžiūnienė SummaryThe aim of this study was to discover if there are any differences among organizational socialization of newcomers who already have work experience and employees who are new in labour market. And if the differences were found, to establish what organizational factors have the biggest impact on them. 71 participants took part in the study: 33 participants were working in the first jobs, 38 were working in the second or later jobs. Participants fill out the questionnaires at the end of the 3rd month within the organization. They were asked to evaluate their knowledge about the organization, the amount of experienced of work related anxiety, their attitudes towards the organization they work and towards their job, and the position in newcomer – seniority continuum (feeling of being real member of organization). Additionally they were asked to evaluate leadership style of their executives, quality of leader-subordinate relationship, organizational culture and work group climate. Work group size and mentorship system in organization were the variables which also were taken into analysis. As distinct from other surveys, the results showed no correlation between the work related anxiety and other parameters of organizational socialization. Should the longitudinal studies fail to prove the lack of correlations to be the result of unlinear dependability between time spent in organization and lessen job related anxiety, other emotional adjustment measures are to be considered. Despite the fact that newcomers with and without work experience equally rate themselves in newcomer – seniority continuum, this evaluation is the result of different issues. Those who start their work career have much more information about organization (Mann Whitney z = –1.98, p = 0.047) but still they feel stronger anxiety (Mann Whitney z = –2.29, p = 0,022) than those who already have work experience. The analysis of the organizational factors which affect new employee socialization suggests that the size of newcomer’s work group is negatively related to the results of organizational socialization – the bigger the work group, the worse the organizational socialization (regression analysis R = 0.492, R2 = 0.242, p = 0.000). The better leader – member Exchange evaluations, the more favourable group climate, the help of the official mentor during the first months working in organization, the mild exposure of innovative organizational culture, on the other hand, leads to better results of the organizational socialization (stepwise regression analysis R = 0.734, R2 = 0.539, p = 0.000). Yet again different factors contribute differently to the quality of new employee socialization when newcomers with and without previous work experience were analyzed separately. The results add more arguments for the individualized organizational socialization theory vs. Collective one.Key words: new employee, organizational socialization, socialization factors, work experience.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Sun ◽  
Mengyi Zhu ◽  
Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang

This study aims to explore the relationship between newcomers’ use of enterprise social media (ESM) and their thriving at work. Adopting the conception of swift guanxi, we propose a model to examine how newcomers’ work-related use of ESM influences their thriving at work through promoting swift guanxi (i.e., mutual understanding, reciprocal favors, and relationship harmony) between newcomers and veterans. A valid sample consisted of 77 new employee-veteran dyads in a large telecom company was used in Smart-PLS to test our research model. The results show that newcomers’ work-related use of ESM positively affects mutual understanding, reciprocal favor, and relationship harmony. Reciprocal favor and relationship harmony exert positive effects on learning and vitality. However, mutual understanding only has a positive effect on learning. Furthermore, swift guanxi mediates the relationships between newcomers’ work-related ESM usage and the two dimensions of thriving. The findings provide new insights for organizations to better manage the use of ESM to improve newcomers’ thriving at work.


2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bård Kuvaas ◽  
Robert Buch ◽  
Anders Dysvik

1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-256
Author(s):  
Linda D. Mcgill ◽  
William C. Nugent

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 510-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svala Guðmundsdóttir ◽  
Linda M. Lundbergsdóttir

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to explore how Icelandic employees experienced the onboarding process when they started working for the Nordic co-operation. Design/methodology/approach A case study methodology was performed, where semi-structured interviews with Icelandic expatriates working for the Nordic co-operation were conducted, along with an open-ended questionnaire to the human resource manager. Relevant internet sites were analyzed along with job postings. Findings The results indicate that the Nordic co-operation could do better in relation to onboarding their new employees, particularly, in relation to the practical aspect of relocation. The expatriates reported to be satisfied with the work related onboarding and found a value in having a mentor or assigned individual who would take responsibility of introducing the new employee to work-related aspects. Research limitations/implications The number of interviews may be considered small when compared to other expatriate studies. Further, the results can only be considered as a first step in a longer process of mapping the ideal onboarding process for international assignees. Practical implications Based on the results, it was recommended that the Nordic co-operation should re-examine their onboarding, particularly, in relation to sharing practical information, and incorporating the spouse into the program, as suggested by a number of studies. Social implications By understanding the challenges self-initiated expatriates (SIE) face when taking up a new job in a new country, human resource departments will be in a better position to assist the assignee and family for a smoother transition. Originality/value In recent years, research on global carriers has been dominated by expatriate managers who are sent abroad on behalf of their company. However, far less is known about SIE and their onboarding process from the perspective of employee.


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Joel Weddington ◽  
Charles N. Brooks ◽  
Mark Melhorn ◽  
Christopher R. Brigham

Abstract In most cases of shoulder injury at work, causation analysis is not clear-cut and requires detailed, thoughtful, and time-consuming causation analysis; traditionally, physicians have approached this in a cursory manner, often presenting their findings as an opinion. An established method of causation analysis using six steps is outlined in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Guidelines and in the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation, Second Edition, as follows: 1) collect evidence of disease; 2) collect epidemiological data; 3) collect evidence of exposure; 4) collect other relevant factors; 5) evaluate the validity of the evidence; and 6) write a report with evaluation and conclusions. Evaluators also should recognize that thresholds for causation vary by state and are based on specific statutes or case law. Three cases illustrate evidence-based causation analysis using the six steps and illustrate how examiners can form well-founded opinions about whether a given condition is work related, nonoccupational, or some combination of these. An evaluator's causal conclusions should be rational, should be consistent with the facts of the individual case and medical literature, and should cite pertinent references. The opinion should be stated “to a reasonable degree of medical probability,” on a “more-probable-than-not” basis, or using a suitable phrase that meets the legal threshold in the applicable jurisdiction.


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