The role of organizational insiders' developmental feedback and proactive personality on newcomers' performance: An interactionist perspective

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1317-1327

  Li, Ning ^a   Harris, T Brad ^a   Boswell, Wendy R ^a   Xie, Zhitao ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Developmental feedback; Performance; Proactive personality; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CHINA; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATICS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 82855162741     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024029     Document Type: Article

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