ERIC Number: EJ1120244
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
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The Effects of Workplace Learning on Organizational Socialization in the Youth Workforce
Oh, Seok-young
Asia Pacific Education Review, v17 n4 p567-580 Dec 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify how high school graduate newcomers adjust to working in organizations. This study examines how their formal learning, intended informal learning, and unintended informal learning experiences jointly influence their adjustment processes [e.g., role clarity and personal-organizational (P-O) fit]. It also explores the extent to which the newcomers' adjustment processes relate to socialization outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intention to quit) and their mediating effects on the relationship between the types of learning and socialization outcomes. Results show that formal learning and intended informal learning have a strong positive relationship with P-O fit, while unintended informal learning is positively associated only with role clarity. In addition, role clarity indirectly and P-O fit directly affect job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intention to quit. The implication for management practices and future research is discussed.
Descriptors: Socialization, Workplace Learning, Organizational Culture, Youth Programs, High School Graduates, Social Adjustment, Learning Experience, Outcomes of Education, Job Satisfaction, Occupational Mobility, Informal Education, Sense of Community, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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