Taking Stock of Two Relational Aspects of Organizational Life: Tracing the History and Shaping the Future of Socialization and Mentoring Research

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Bauer TN ; Chao GT ; Eby LT
• Description:
  As part of the centennial celebration for the Journal of Applied Psychology, this article reviews the literature on organizational socialization and mentoring. Our review includes a comparison of organizational socialization and mentoring as processes for employee adjustment and development, the historical context that fueled the emergence of these two areas of study, and a chronological mapping of key foundations, trends, themes that emerged across time, and major milestones. Along the way, a special emphasis is placed on research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology and high impact work is highlighted. We conclude with a discussion of five areas for future research. Specifically, we outline ideas for bridging the socialization and mentoring literatures, better understanding and capturing dynamic processes across time, the development of multilevel theories and models, addressing causality, and considering the implications for organizational socialization and mentoring research based on how technology is changing the way we work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Organizational Socialization Influence Tactics Mentoring Newcomers Occupational Health Protégés Psychology Worker Motivation Work Experience Workforce Development Work Organization

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• ISSN:
  0021-9010
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; Michigan ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  324-337
• Volume:
  102
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059504
• Citation:
  J Appl Psychol 2017 Mar; 102(3):324-337
• Contact Point Address:
  Tammy D. Allen, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, East Fowler Avenue, PCD4118G
• Email:
  tallen@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Psychology
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9871cd588fa5900489d7fd9819182d32ef837719ad045b8890a994b649b66625fa746b998d4cd5716b2e2d2f5e03bc65a1d699c63bc5bbdde784e7ffe054195f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223704/cdc_223704_DS1.pdf
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