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    Satisfying Newcomers’ Needs: The Role of Socialization Tactics and Supervisor Autonomy Support

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    Authors
    Chong, Jane
    Beenen, G.
    Gagné, Marylène
    Dunlop, Patrick
    Date
    2020
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Chong, J.X.Y. and Beenen, G. and Gagné, M. and Dunlop, P.D. 2020. Satisfying Newcomers’ Needs: The Role of Socialization Tactics and Supervisor Autonomy Support. Journal of Business and Psychology.
    Source Title
    Journal of Business and Psychology
    DOI
    10.1007/s10869-019-09678-z
    ISSN
    0889-3268
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    Future of Work Institute
    Remarks

    This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of business and Psychology. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-019-09678-z

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82435
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

    We investigate a novel approach to newcomer socialization based on self-determination theory (SDT). A core assumption of SDT is that when social contexts support basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, people are more likely to integrate new experience effectively and thrive in their environment. We sought to examine the role of psychological need support within the context of newcomer socialization and the period of early entry where newcomers learn their new role and become integrated within the organization. We propose that organizational socialization tactics and perceived autonomy-supportive supervision jointly influence newcomers’ basic psychological needs and, in turn, their organizational commitment and withdrawal cognitions. Results from structural equation modeling analyses from a time-lagged study of 489 MBA interns supported our hypothesized model. There were significant indirect effects of institutionalized socialization tactics and supervisor autonomy support on both affective organizational commitment and withdrawal cognitions, via psychological need satisfaction. Use of institutionalized tactics also was negatively associated with interns’ specific need for autonomy, suggesting that individualized tactics may play a role in supporting newcomers’ sense of self-determination. A post hoc moderation analysis further suggested a substitutive pattern in the interaction between supervisor autonomy support and institutionalized tactics, emphasizing the central role that supervisors play in newcomer socialization, particularly when it pertains to newcomers’ psychological need satisfaction. Our results indicate that SDT is a promising theoretical framework for studying newcomer adjustment.

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