A Review and Critique of Van Maanen and Schein’s “Toward a Theory of Organizational Socialization” and Implications for Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-90

  Tuttle, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993735954     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484302011004     Document Type: Review

References (30)

1. Adkins, C. L. (1995). Previous work experience and organizational socialization: A longitudinal examination. Academy of Management Journal, 39, 149-179.
2. Allen, N. J., & Meyer, J. P. (1990). Organizational socialization tactics: A longitudinal analysis of links to newcomers’ commitment and role orientation. Academy of Management Journal, 33, 847-859.
3. Anakwe, U. P., & Greenhaus, J. H. (1999). Effective socialization of employees: Socialization content perspective. Journal of Managerial Issues, 11, 315-329.
4. Ashforth, B. E., & Saks, A. M. (1996). Socialization tactics: Longitudinal effects on newcomer adjustment. Academy of Management Journal, 39, 149-179.
5. Boudreau, J. W., & Ramstad, P. M. (1997). Measuring intellectual capital: Learning from financial history. Human Resource Management, 36, 343-356.
6. Capra, F. (1996). The web of life. New York: Anchor.
7. Chao, G. T., O’Leary-Kelly, A. M., Wolf, S., Klein, H., & Gardner, P. D. (1994). Organizational socialization: Its content and consequences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 730-743.
8. Dubin, R. (1983). Theory building in applied areas. In M. D. Dunnette (Ed.), Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (pp. 17-39). New York: John Wiley.
9. Feldman, D. C. (1976). A contingency theory of socialization. Administrative Science Quarterly, 21, 433-452.
10. Feldman, D. C. (1981). The multiple socialization of organization members. Academy of Management Review, 6, 309-318.
11. Gioia, D. A., & Pitre, E. (1990). Multi-paradigm perspective on theory building. The Academy of Management Review, 15, 584-602.
12. Jones, G. R. (1983). Psychological orientation and the process of organizational socialization: An interactionist perspective. Academy of Management Review, 8, 464-474.
13. Jones, G. R. (1986). Socialization tactics, self-efficacy, and newcomers’ adjustments to organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 29, 262-279.
14. Kauffman, D. L., Jr. (1980). Systems one: An introduction to systems thinking. Minneapolis, MN: S. A. Carlton.
15. Klein, H. J., & Weaver, N. A. (2000). The effectiveness of an organizational-level orientation training program in the socialization of new hires. Personnel Psychology, 53(Spring), 47-66.
16. Louis, M. R. (1980). Surprise and sense making: What newcomers experience in entering unfamiliar organizational settings. Administrative Science Quarterly, 25, 226-251.
17. Lynham, S. A. (2000). Theory building in the human resource development profession. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 11, 159-178.
18. McLagan, P. A. (1989). Systems model 2000: Matching systems theory to future HRD issues. In D. B. Gradous (Ed.), Systems theory applied to human resource development (pp. 61-82). Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training and Development.
19. Morrison, E. W. (1993). Newcomer information seeking: Exploration types, modes, source. Academy of Management Journal, 36, 557-590.
20. O’Reilly, C. A., III, & Pfeffer, J. (2000). Hidden value: How great companies achieve extraordinary results with ordinary people. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
21. Ostroff, C., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (1992). Organizational socialization as a learning process: The role of information acquisition. Personnel Psychology, 45, 849-874.
22. Patterson, C. H. (1983). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Philadelphia: Harper and Row.
23. Schein, E. H. (1968). Organizational socialization and the profession of management. Industrial Management Review, 9(winter), 1-16.
24. Schein, E. H. (1971). The individual, the organization, and the career: A conceptual scheme. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 4, 401-426.
25. Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline. New York: Currency Doubleday.
26. Swanson, R. A. (1997). HRD research: Don’t go to workwithout it. In R. A. Swanson & E. F. Holton III (Eds.), Human resource development handbook: linking research and practice (pp. 3-20). San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
27. Van Maanen, J. (1976). Breaking in: Socialization to work. In R. Dubin (Ed.), Handbook of work, organization, and society (pp. 67-130). Chicago: Rand McNally.
28. Van Maanen, J., & Schein, E. H. (1979). Toward a theory of organizational socialization. In B. M. Staw (Ed.), Research in organizational behavior (pp. 209-264). Greenwich, CT: JAI.
29. Wanous, J. P. (1980). Organizational entry: Recruitment, selection, and socialization of newcomers. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
30. Weinberger, L. A. (1998). Commonly held theories of human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 1, 75-93.