I'll do it myself: self-leadership, proactivity, and socialization. Issue 6 (1st August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cranmer, Gregory A.; Goldman, Zachary W.; Houghton, Jeffery D.
• Is Part Of: Leadership & organization development journal. Volume 40:Issue 6(2019)
• Page Start: 684
• Page End: 698
• Publication Date: 2019-08-01
• Subjects: Socialization -- Proactivity -- Self-leadership; Organizational change -- Periodicals; Leadership -- Periodicals; 658.4
• DOI: 10.1108/LODJ-11-2018-0389
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-7739

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore newcomers as active participants within their own socialization, through the influence of self-leadership on proactivity and subsequently organizational socialization and organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach: Data collected from 193 organizational newcomers (i.e. individuals within their first year at an organization) working in a variety of industries were examined within three serial mediation models in PROCESS. Findings: The results of these analyses suggest that self-leadership influences organizational newcomers' adjustment and subsequent commitment by assisting them in seeking organizational resources. Research limitations/implications: This study answers calls to explore both the mediating mechanisms through which self-leadership processes influence organizational outcomes and the complex relationships between human workplace interactions and the proximal and distal outcomes of socialization. Practical implications: The findings indicate that organizational stakeholders should enhance the self-leadership abilities of newcomer, thereby easing the socialization burden on organizations. Originality/value: This paper offers a novel framework (i.e. self-leadership) for understanding newcomer socialization and provides an encompassing model that recognizes individual capacities, communicative behaviors, adjustment and subsequent organizational attitudes.