Newcomer Psychologists and Organizational Socialization: Can a Content Model Capture the Experience?

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to evaluate how well Taormina's Multidomain, Continuous Process Model of Organizational Socialization (Taormina, 1997) applies to the data from qualitative interviews with newcomer psychologists, and to explore the interview content that does not correspond with the model. A total of 64 interviews with 22 recently graduated psychologists in Norway were subjected to deductive content analysis by use of the model. The interview content that did not fit with the model was then explored by inductive content analysis. Largely, the model covered the interview material. However, the model's categories are wide, and perhaps they too easily embraced the data. Moreover, the model did not embrace issues concerning the work/non-work interface and the participants' own health and well-being, and an extension of the model is therefore discussed. These issues may be relevant in other professional contexts as well, and not only to newly graduated employees. The findings suggest that organizational socialization researchers could benefit from expanding their view of newcomers' situation. To practitioners in the field of HR, the model may provide a framework for developing introductory programmes. In addition, attention to the newcomers' personal well-being and life situation in general is recommended.

Newcomers' Stress and its Effects on Well-Being during an IT Organization's Socialization Process

“…Previous studies in other fields have already highlighted the importance of recognizing the possible stress factors that newcomers experience while entering an organization [8,21]. Studies on organizational socialization have focused on different perspectives, such as organizational learning and longterm socialization outcomes (which include job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job performance, intentions to remain, and turnover) [21].…”

“…Entering a new and unfamiliar organization may be very stressful because this process may include uncertainty regarding, for example, a newcomer's own role and performance, and reality may not align with newcomers' own anticipations of their work [21]. Furthermore, new jobs have been shown to challenge individuals in terms of task mastery and forming relationships with other employees.…”

Kaip „jie“ tampa „mes“: naujų darbuotojų socializacijos veiksniai

“…OSI išskirti keturi metmenys, kurie, pasak autoriaus, turi didžiausios įtakos naujų darbuotojų socializacijai. Tai mokymų, supratimo, bendradarbių paramos ir ateities perspektyvų metmenys.Jurado-Cárdenas irValencia-Cruz, 2014;Tomietto, Rappagliosi, Sartori ir Battistelli, 2014;Spagnoli, Livi, Farnese, 2018;Sagberg, 2016; Schriber, Bauer ir King, 2019 ir kt. ), tad jis nepraranda aktualumo tyrinėjant darbuotojų socializacijos ypatybes.…”