Organizational socialization is the process through which newcomers learn the requisite social and task knowledge in order to resolve role uncertainty and become organizational insiders. Successful socialization of newcomers implies better retention of employees, higher productivity, and reduced recruitment and training costs. Many organizational newcomers undergo professional socialization through education and related work experience during their schooling. These newcomers may respond differently to an organization's efforts to socialize them when compared with newcomers without any related professional education or work experience. The importance of prior work experience and professional education for organizational socialization of newcomers, however, has received attention only recently. The aim of the research reported in this paper is to investigate the moderating effects of prior related work experience and professional education on the relationship between organizational socialization tactics and newcomer's adjustment. The study was conducted with a sample of new graduates from an Asian university. Findings show that prior related work experience and professional education moderate the effects of socialization tactics on newcomer's role clarity, role conflict and organizational commitment. The moderators have effects on different outcomes and in opposite directions. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

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新移民的组织社会化：专业社会化的作用

组织社会化是新移民学习必需的社会知识和任务知识以解决角色不确定性并成为组织内部人的过程。新员工的成功社交意味着更好地留住员工，提高生产率并降低招聘和培训成本。许多组织上的新移民在上学期间都会通过教育和相关工作经验进行专业的社交活动。与没有任何相关专业教育或工作经验的新员工相比，这些新员工对组织进行社交活动的反应可能会有所不同。但是，以前的工作经验和专业教育对于新移民的组织社会化的重要性直到最近才受到关注。本文报道的研究目的是研究先前相关工作经验和专业教育对组织社会化策略与新人适应之间关系的调节作用。这项研究是从亚洲大学的新毕业生样本中进行的。研究结果表明，先前的相关工作经验和专业教育可缓和社会化策略对新人角色清晰，角色冲突和组织承诺的影响。主持人会对不同的结果产生相反的影响。本文讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义。的调整。这项研究是从亚洲大学的新毕业生样本中进行的。研究结果表明，先前的相关工作经验和专业教育可缓和社会化策略对新人角色清晰，角色冲突和组织承诺的影响。主持人会对不同的结果产生相反的影响。本文讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义。的调整。这项研究是从亚洲大学的新毕业生样本中进行的。研究结果表明，先前的相关工作经验和专业教育可缓和社会化策略对新人角色清晰，角色冲突和组织承诺的影响。主持人会对不同的结果产生相反的影响。本文讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义。