Examining Managers’ Perception of Newcomer Proactive Behavior during Organizational Socialization

Separate streams of organizational socialization research have recognized the importance of (1) newcomer proactivity and (2) manager support in facilitating newcomer adjustment. However, extant research has largely focused on the newcomers’ experience, leaving the perspectives of managers during socialization relatively unexplored–a theoretical gap that has implications not only for newcomer adjustment but also for manager-newcomer interactions...