Do Organizational Socialization Tactics Influence Newcomer Embeddedness and Turnover?
Journal of Management · 2006 · Volume 32 · Issue 2
Abstract
The author proposes that socialization tactics influence newcomer turnover by embedding newcomers more extensively into the organization. Hypotheses are tested with a sample of newcomers in a large financial services organization. Results reveal that socialization tactics enable organizations to actively embed new employees; collective, fixed, and investiture tactics were positively related to on-the-job embeddedness. Results also indicate that on-the-job embeddedness is negatively related to turnover and mediates relationships between some socialization tactics and turnover.
Keywords
socialization, field theory, embeddedness, turnover, retention
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