... to investigate the effects of newcomers’ job crafting on organizational socialization through coworker exchange, offering insights into how job crafting facilitates socialization from an interpersonal perspective. Additionally, we examine the boundary condition of prosocial motivation in shaping these dynamics...

.../methodology/approach Using survey data from local (Emirati) employees in private sector organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the authors develop a holistic model of localization and test the relationships between stereotypes, organizational socialization, employability and retention outcomes...

... range of tasks, get rewarded for their work and need to understand the terms of the exchange, all without being subject to a formalized contract. In this research, the authors suggest that partial employees go through a process of organizational socialization that allows them to define the psychological...

... (2001) indicate that organizational socialization is critical in generating committed employees whose values are congruent with those of the organization. Since committed employees are critical for the success of the organization, they suggest training programs for hiring managers and criteria...

...Carmen Fu; Yu-Shan Hsu; Margaret A. Shaffer; Hong Ren Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the process of self-initiated expatriate (SIE) organizational socialization. Design/methodology/approach To assess the socialization process, data were collected at three points in time. SIE...

...Helena Cooper‐Thomas; Neil Anderson; Melanie Cash Purpose The majority of organizational newcomers have prior work experience. Organizational socialization tactics are less effective for such “experienced newcomers”, relative to graduate newcomers. Hence experienced newcomers tend to rely...