Blazer Maddy, Chung-Yan Greg, Gilin Debra
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON Canada.
Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia ©Maddy Blazer, Halifax, 2023 Canada.
Empl Responsib Rights J (Dordr). 2023 Jun 10:1-28. doi: 10.1007/s10672-023-09457-2.
Organizational socialization is a crucial moment during employment, as employees learn the skills and behaviours needed to be successful in a new role. Researchers have historically relied on the organizational socialization tactics (OST) scale created by Jones (1986) to assess this phenomenon, despite its limitations. This research aimed to create an alternative measure of socialization focused on an employee's perceptions of , made up of the 3-factors: responsibility, effectiveness, and support. Study 1 used the academic literature and data from an industry survey to generate an initial item pool and then used subject matter experts (SMEs) to run a content validation assessment. Study 2 used a longitudinal survey design with two waves to assess the factor structure, psychometric properties, and predictive validity of the scale. The 3-factor structure was supported through an EFA and confirmed with a subsequent CFA and the refined scale indicated acceptable levels of construct validity and test-retest reliability. The predictive validity of the scale was supported through a series of regression analyses across separate employment outcomes. Overall, the finalized 17-item demonstrated that it is a valid, practical, and shorter alternative to the OST scale. The subdivision of support also demonstrated the potential to act as a standalone measure of an employee's socialization experience.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10672-023-09457-2.
组织社会化是就业期间的一个关键阶段，因为员工要学习在新角色中取得成功所需的技能和行为。尽管存在局限性，但历史上研究人员一直依赖琼斯（1986年）创建的组织社会化策略（OST）量表来评估这一现象。本研究旨在创建一种侧重于员工对……看法的社会化替代测量方法，该方法由责任、效能和支持这三个因素组成。研究1利用学术文献和行业调查数据生成初始项目池，然后使用主题专家进行内容效度评估。研究2采用两波纵向调查设计来评估该量表的因素结构、心理测量特性和预测效度。通过探索性因素分析（EFA）支持了三因素结构，并通过后续的验证性因素分析（CFA）得到确认，经过完善的量表显示出可接受的结构效度和重测信度水平。通过对不同就业结果进行一系列回归分析，支持了该量表的预测效度。总体而言，最终确定的17个项目的量表表明，它是一种有效、实用且比OST量表更简短的替代量表。支持因素的细分也显示出作为员工社会化经历独立测量方法的潜力。
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