Socialization turning points: An examination of change in organizational identification

What Happens Before Full-Time Employment? Internships as a Mechanism of Anticipatory Socialization

“…This study challenges the notion that identification always grows over time. Despite the fact that identity is fluid and day-to-day interactions constantly shape identification, research has "focused more on a static sense of being identified rather than becoming identified" (Glynn, 1998, p. 238; for an exception, see Bullis & Bach, 1989). In this study, however, identification did not significantly increase during the course of participants' internships.…”

“…New full-time employees often feel less identified early in their membership (Bullis & Bach, 1989), but this study shows that internships provide such a realistic form of anticipatory socialization that participants already experience unmet expectations. Future research should locate specific triggers during internships that produce changes in behavior.…”

Gender Differences in the Influence of Faculty–Student Mentoring Relationships on Satisfaction with College among African Americans

“…On the other hand, some emphasize the meaning of membership; "the process by which persons acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that make them more of less effective members of their society" (Brim 1966, p. 3). Despite variance in the prevailing definitions of socialization, most scholars agree with Bullis and Bach (1989) that socialization is the process by which individuals move from being outsiders to insiders. In other words, socialization is the process through which they become comfortable with or "fit" into the organization.…”

Understanding Organizational Socialization: Insight for Academic Advisors

“…As students move through the metamorphosis stage, they experience certain outcomes of socialization; these outcomes may be described as unsuccessful or successful (Bullis & Bach, 1989). If the socialization process has been ineffective, freshmen may be still bombarded with surprises long after the encounter stage should have been completed (Louis, 1980).…”