Exploring the dimensions of organizational assimilation: Creating and validating a measure |
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| Authors: | Karen Kroman Myers John G Oetzel |
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| Institution: | 1. Doctoral student in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication , Arizona State University , PO Box 871205, Tempe, AZ, 85287–1205;2. Associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism , University of New Mexico |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to create and validate a measure of organizational assimilation index. Organizational assimilation describes the interactive mutual acceptance of newcomers into organizational settings. Members from the advertising, banking, hospitality, university, nonprofit, and publishing industries participated in two phases of research. In the first phase, 13 interviewees suggested six dimensions of organizational assimilation: familiarity with others, organizational acculturation, recognition, involvement, job competency, and adaptation/role negotiation. The second phase involved analysis of a survey of 342 participants that appeared to validate the six dimensions. The OAI's construct validity was tested and supported through the use of three other scales. Job satisfaction and organizational identification related positively to assimilation, while propensity to leave related negatively. |
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| Keywords: | organizational assimilation organizational assimilation index organizational socialization newcomer integration |
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