Sink or Swim: Developing an Alternative Measure of Employee Socialization.

ABSTRACT: Organizational socialization is a crucial moment during employment, as employees learn the skills and behaviours needed to be successful in a new role. Researchers have historically relied on the organizational socialization tactics (OST) scale created by Jones (1986) to assess this phenomenon, despite its limitations. This research aimed to create an alternative measure of socialization focused on an employee's perceptions of sink or swim, made up of the 3-factors: responsibility, effectiveness, and support. Study 1 used the academic literature and data from an industry survey to generate an initial item pool and then used subject matter experts (SMEs) to run a content validation assessment. Study 2 used a longitudinal survey design with two waves to assess the factor structure, ps

SUBMITTER: Blazer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10256578 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature