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Do Organizational Socialization Tactics Influence Newcomer Embeddedness and Turnover?

Department of Management, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152; Tel.: 901-678-4729; fax: 901-678-2685

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.

Key Words: socialization • field theory • embeddedness • turnover • retention

Journal of Management, Vol. 32, No. 2, 237-256 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0149206305280103


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