Welcome! Examining Situated Organizational Identification Before and After New Employee Orientation

• In Event: Am I Part of This Organization? Organizational Identification

Abstract

This study relies on Scott, Corman, and Cheney’s (1998) situated identification view to examine the effect of new employee socialization on identification. Using a repeated measures survey design, these findings suggest that identification does significantly increase after orientation. People who have no prior experience with the hiring organization undergo the largest increase in identification after they attend orientation. Prior non-work-related experiences with the hiring organization and the initial level of perceived overload influence pre-orientation identification.

Authors

• Keri Stephens, University of Texas, Austin

• Stephanie Dailey, University of Texas, Austin