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Direct linkWelsh, Elizabeth T.; Wanberg, Connie R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
Drawing upon role-making theory, this study examines which new job market entrants, following college graduation, find informal mentors and how much mentoring they receive from these mentors using a predictive design. Our results suggest that individuals lower in negative affectivity and higher in cognitive ability as well as women, individuals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Gender Differences, Goal Orientation, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedOstroff, Cheri; Kozlowski, Steve W. J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1993
Responses from 343 of 496 business/engineering graduates revealed different patterns of acquisition of information about their new job setting. The 105 who had mentors relied on observation and their mentors, the others on observation and co-workers. Mentored workers learned more about organizational issues and practices. (SK)
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Information Sources, Mentors, Socialization
Peer reviewedHaueter, Jill A.; Macan, Therese Hoff; Winter, Joel – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2003
Three groups of subject-matter experts reviewed the content validity of the Newcomer Socialization Questionnaire. Its psychometric properties were supported in a study of 492 employed students; the study was replicated with 320 newly hired workers. Socialization dimensions were positively correlated with job satisfaction and organizational…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Entry Workers, Organizational Culture, Socialization
