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NEWCOMERS′ EXPECTATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS DURING THE EARLY STAGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATIONS
Yao Qi,Ma Huawei,Yue Guoan
2010, 8(1):
23-29.
Previous research on expectations in I/O field focused on Met Expectation Hypothesis, and the findings on the relations between newcomers′ expectations and organizational socializations were not clearly, which were partly due to inconsistent definitions of newcomers′ expectations, incongruous measurement period and various adjustment outcomes. This study explored the relations between newcomers′ expectations and adaptations during the early stage of organizational socializations. 205 newcomers from 9 firms in Tianjin, Zhejiang and Shandong participated in the study and data on expectations and proximal outcomes of organizational socializations(i.e., task mastery, role clarity, organizational understanding and social integrity)were collected on organizational entry and 3 months later respectively. The findings showed that job-comfort expectations positively correlated with task mastery, role clarity and social integrity, and that job-responsibility expectations positively correlated with role clarity and organizational understanding. The above findings didn′t supported the“specific fit principle”of expectations on adaptations, but supported job expectations as the essential part of newcomers′ expectations from the perspective of expectation′s functions. Establishing positive job expectations was benefit for newcomers. For organizations, it′s necessary not only to provide good work conditions, but also to think much to shape newcomers′ expectations.
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