Proactive Socialisation: a Longitudinal Investigation of Newcomer Adjustment Inside Both an Institutionalised and Individualised Workplace

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Proactive Socialisation: a Longitudinal Investigation of Newcomer Adjustment Inside Both an Institutionalised and Individualised Workplace

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Victoria University of Wellington

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This thesis adopted a unique approach to the exploration of proactive socialisation and the processes by which a newcomer moves from organisational outsider to insider. Although socialisation involves actions by the individual, the work group, and the organisation, this study is one of the first to investigate how these actions work in tandem to support the adjustment of organisational newcomers. Research was conducted with a group of 526 participants, drawn from a pool of New Zealand Police ...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2009

Creator

Burke, Sarah Elizabeth

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Proactive_Socialisation_a_Longitudinal_Investigation_of_Newc...

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Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified / Adjustment (Psychology) / Work environment / New employee success / Organizational behavior / School: Victoria Management School / Business and Management not elsewhere classified / Marsden: 350200 Business and Management / Degree Discipline: Management / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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