ABSTRACT

The extant research on organizational socialization has primarily focused on newcomer perceptions of the socialization process, neglecting the perspective of insiders (veteran employees) who socialize newcomers. The veteran perspective is important to consider, as veterans take on additional work responsibilities to help newcomers assimilate to the organization. The current study examines how veterans’ perceptions of their personal resources (e.g., assimilation, job demands) may influence their own well-being during the socialization process, as well as newcomer outcomes (i.e., role clarity, job performance). Data from 108 matched veteran-newcomer pairs across a variety of occupations were analyzed using path analysis. Results suggest veteran assimilation and job demands during socialization are related to both veteran and newcomer outcomes, including veteran emotional exhaustion and newcomer role clarity. In addition, veteran assimilation was significantly related to newcomer performance. Implications of these findings for organizations are discussed.

摘要

现有的关于组织社会化的研究主要集中在新人对社会化过程的认知上，而忽略了对新人社会化的内部人员（老员工）的视角。退伍军人的观点很重要，因为退伍军人承担了额外的工作职责，以帮助新人融入组织。目前的研究考察了退伍军人对其个人资源的看法（例如，同化、工作需求）如何影响他们在社会化过程中的幸福感，以及新人的结果（例如，角色清晰度、工作绩效）。使用路径分析分析了来自各种职业的 108 对匹配的新老对的数据。结果表明，社会化过程中的退伍军人同化和工作需求与退伍军人和新移民的结果有关，包括老手的情绪疲惫和新人角色的清晰。此外，老兵同化与新人表现显着相关。讨论了这些发现对组织的影响。