A response to criticisms of organizational socialization research: In support of contemporary conceptualizations of organizational assimilation
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- 1 December 1999
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- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Monographs
- Vol. 66 (4) , 358-367
Abstract
This essay is a response to a growing body of literature that is critical of tradition conceptualizations of organizational socialization (Bullis, 1993; Clair, 1996; Smith & Turner, 1995). First, it examines how these critics have failed to adequately appreciate conceptual distinctions made by contemporary socialization and assimilation researchers. While recognizing that these scholars have made contributions, it then points to problems in their critiques. Finally, we argue that the study of organizational assimilation would be enhanced by the use of multiple research perspectives rather than by evaluating one perspective as more appropriate than another.Keywords
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