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Effects of Team Goal Interdependence on Newcomer Socialization: An Experiment in China 1
Author(s) -
Chen Nancy YiFeng,
Lu Jiafang,
Tjosvold Dean,
Lin Chengtao
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00302.x
Subject(s) - socialization , psychology , competition (biology) , social psychology , ecology , biology
Increased employee mobility and the widespread use of teams underline the importance of understanding the socialization of newcomers into groups. Applying the theory of cooperation and competition, this study experimentally investigated the relationship between team climate and newcomer socialization and performance. We found that a cooperative, in comparison to a competitive or independent team climate strengthened the relationship and interaction between newcomers and the other team members. Thereby, this facilitated newcomer socialization.