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Prior Occupational Experience, Anticipatory Socialization, and Employee Retention

Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business, University of Southern Mississippi, P.O. Box 5270, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, jon.carr{at}usm.edu

Allison W. Pearson

Department of Management & Information Systems, College of Business and Industry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9581

Michael J. Vest

Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business Administration, University of Southern Mississippi, P.O. Box 5077, Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Scott L. Boyar

Department of Management, Mitchell College of Business, University of South Alabama, 307 N. University Blvd., Mobile, AL 36688

Research on organizational socialization processes has not firmly established the relationships among prior work experience, preentry variables, and postentry attitudes and behavior. Using a longitudinal sample of 218 newcomers, a survival model was developed to test whether the relationship between prior occupational experience and retention is mediated by such preentry variables as person-job (P-J) fit, value congruence, and organizational expectations. Results indicate that prior occupational work experience significantly affects retention in the short run, and this relationship is mediated by preentry P-J fit and value congruence.

Key Words: work experience • socialization • voluntary turnover • expectations • retention

Journal of Management, Vol. 32, No. 3, 343-359 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0149206305280749


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