Institutionalized socialization tactics as predictors of voice behavior among new employees

• Pingqing Liu

  Beijing Institute of Technology

• Yang Chen

  Beijing Institute of Technology

• Xue Wang

  Beijing Institute of Technology

• Chengping Hou

  Beijing Institute of Technology

Organizations in the 21st century are growing increasingly reliant on innovative input from employees, and injecting fresh blood is a common way to increase creative ideas. One measure of successful socialization is the development of voice behavior among new employees. Institutionalized socialization tactics assist new employees, whose voice is insufficiently encouraged, in adjusting to their work environment. In this time-lagged quantitative field study with 221 new generation employees in Beijing, China, we explored institutionalized socialization tactics and their influence on voice behavior, and newcomer adjustment as a form of voice behavior mediation. Results showed that institutionalized socialization tactics were highly correlated with newcomer adjustment and voice behavior. Our results have practical implications for the development of newcomer adjustment.

1. Pingqing Liu, Beijing Institute of Technology
   School of Management and Economics
2. Yang Chen, Beijing Institute of Technology
   School of Management and Economics
3. Xue Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology
   School of Management and Economics
4. Chengping Hou, Beijing Institute of Technology
   School of Management and Economics

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