Age differences in proactive newcomer socialization strategies in two populations

Lisa M. Finkelstein; John T. Kulas; Kelly D. Dages

doi:10.1023/A:1023400201387

Age differences in proactive newcomer socialization strategies in two populations

Lisa M. Finkelstein, John T. Kulas, Kelly D. Dages

Psychology

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Abstract

We investigated the role of age as a predictor of newcomer socialization behaviors, and documented relationships between specific strategies and subsequent role-relevant outcomes. Academic and retail newcomer populations were each surveyed over three time periods. A negative relationship was found between age and covert forms of information seeking in both samples. Further, the use of covert information seeking was related to lower subsequent levels of role clarity and job satisfaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	473-502
Number of pages	30
Journal	Journal of Business and Psychology
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023400201387
State	Published - 2003

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Age
Newcomer socialization
Proactive personality

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