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Socialization Tactics, Employee Proactivity, and Person-Organization Fit.

Tae-Yeol Kim^1,2; Daniel M. Cable¹; Sang-Pyo Kim³

¹ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · ² China Europe International Business School · ³ Gyeongsang National University

This study examined the linkage between organizational socialization tactics and person-organization (P-O) fit and examined the moderating influence of employees' proactivity behaviors. Results from a sample of 279 employee-supervisor pairs from 7 organizations in South Korea revealed a positive relationship between institutionalized socialization tactics and P-O fit perceptions. However, the association between firms' socialization tactics and P-O fit was facilitated or negated by several proactive behaviors that employees used to gain control over their environment. For example, employees' positive framing harmonized with institutional tactics to create higher P-O fit, whereas employees who proactively developed strong relationships with their supervisors essentially replaced institutionalized socialization tactics.

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10.1037/0021-9010.90.2.232

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