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The relationship of anticipation to newcomer socialization processes and outcomes: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Holton Elwood F.,
Russell Craig J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1997.tb00640.x
Subject(s) - anticipation (artificial intelligence) , psychology , socialization , social psychology , construct (python library) , job satisfaction , graduation (instrument) , geometry , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , programming language
The construct of new employee anticipation was explored within a model of newcomer socialization. Measures of anticipation, socialization processes and outcomes obtained from new college graduates one year after graduation ( N = 378) suggested low‐anticipation newcomers report lower job satisfaction, commitment, work motivation, job involvement and psychological success. Graduates who anticipated their jobs perceived organizations as being more receptive to them, jobs as more challenging, greater control over their work, more influence on the organization, and understood the culture better. In addition, graduates who had not anticipated their current jobs reported lower levels of satisfaction with the transition, greater stress and more difficulty with the transition. Implications for socialization research and human resource systems are discussed.