On Becoming (Un)Committed: A Taxonomy and Test of Newcomer Onboarding Scenarios

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Solinger, Omar N.; van Olffen, Woody; Roe, Robert A.; Hofmans, Joeri
• 署名单位: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Maastricht University; Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1120.0818
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 1640-1661
• 关键词: scenario; Process; socialization; Latent class; person-centered; organizational commitment

摘要

How does the bond between the newcomer and the organization develop over time? Process research on temporal patterns of newcomer's early commitment formation has been very scarce because theory and appropriate longitudinal research designs in this area are lacking. From extant research we extract three process-theoretical accounts regarding how the newcomer adjustment process evolves over time: (1) Learning to Love; (2) Honeymoon Hangover; and (3) High Match, Moderate Match, or Low Match. From these scenarios we develop a taxonomy of newcomer adjustment scenarios. Further, we empirically verify these different scenarios by examining naturally occurring trajectory classes, which are found to display strengthening, weakening, or stabilizing of the employee organization linkage. For this, we use a sample of 72 Ph.D. graduates whose organizational commitment history was recorded in their first 25 consecutive weeks of new employment. In closing, we discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the scenario-based approach.