Individuals need a situated identity, or a clear sense of “who they are” in their local context,
to function. Drawing largely on interpretivist research, we describe the process of identity …

Purpose Although work engagement has become an important topic in management,
relatively little attention has been given to newcomers' work engagement in the socialization …

Although the stress and socialization literatures have flourished over the past several
decades, they have done so largely independently, and our understanding of the cost of …

New employees can accelerate and optimize their socialization by behaving proactively,
although the key behaviors vary across studies. Recent research suggests that newcomer …

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of formal onboarding programs and practices for
new professionals. Introduction New professionals may experience high levels of stress and …

Resourcing and Talent Management provides broad and accessible coverage of key topics
such as employment markets, flexibility, fairness, diversity, human resource planning …

Background Transitioning into a new professional role is challenging. Unfortunately, little is
currently known about how to reduce experiences of stress among new professionals. The …

Organizational researchers and practitioners have shown increasing interest in how
newcomer proactivity contributes to socialization. This meta‐analysis synthesizes the …

Bureaucrats are important symbols of the governments that employ them. Contrary to
popular stereotypes, they determine much about the way policy is ultimately enacted and …

Given the increasing importance of migrations around the world, and the challenges that
migrants face in entering the labor market, the process of socialization of migrants into …