Measurement of newcomer socialization: Construct validation of a multidimensional scale

A construct validation approach was taken to develop a primary measure of newcomer socialization that addresses shortcomings with a prior scale ( Chao, Kelly, Wolf, Klein, & Gardner, 1994). Three separate groups of subject matter experts reviewed items to ensure the content validity of the Newco...

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Published inJournal of vocational behavior Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 20 - 39
Main Authors Haueter, Jill A., Macan, Therese Hoff, Winter, Joel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.08.2003
Subjects
Construct Validity
Entry Workers
Newcomer
Newcomers
Organization socialization
Organizational Culture
Scale development
Socialization
Test Construction
Work Environment
Organization socialization
Newcomer
Scale development
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Summary:A construct validation approach was taken to develop a primary measure of newcomer socialization that addresses shortcomings with a prior scale ( Chao, Kelly, Wolf, Klein, & Gardner, 1994). Three separate groups of subject matter experts reviewed items to ensure the content validity of the Newcomer Socialization Questionnaire (NSQ). Studies 1 and 2 examined the NSQ’s psychometric properties using employed students and organizational newcomers as participants, respectively. Results illustrate scale reliability, factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity, and correlations with criterion variables. The NSQ measures three dimensions or domains of newcomer socialization: the organization, the group and the job/task. In addition, both factual knowledge and knowledge of expected role behaviors are assessed within each domain. Thus, the NSQ provides a useful measurement tool for researchers and practitioners interested in examining direct outcomes of being socialized.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00017-9