Socialization tactics, employee proactivity, and person-organization fit.
This study examined the linkage between organizational socialization tactics and person-organization (P-O) fit and examined the moderating influence of employees' proactivity behaviors. Results from a sample of 279 employee-supervisor pairs from 7 organizations in South Korea revealed a positive relationship between institutionalized socialization tactics and P-O fit perceptions. However, the association between firms' socialization tactics and P-O fit was facilitated or negated by several proactive behaviors that employees used to gain control over their environment. For example, employees' positive framing harmonized with institutional tactics to create higher P-O fit, whereas employees who proactively developed strong relationships with their supervisors essentially replaced institutionalized socialization tactics.
Kim
Tae-Yeol
TY
Kenan Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. bestkty@cityu.edu.hk
Cable
Daniel M
DM
Kim
Sang-Pyo
SP
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010559:Personnel Management; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012933:Social Identification; D012951:Socialization