TY - JOUR
T1 - Work‐role transitions
T2 - A longitudinal examination of the Nicholson model
AU - Ashforth, Blake E.
AU - Saks, Alan M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1995/6
Y1 - 1995/6
N2 - Work‐role transitions theory (Nicholson, 1984) maintains that entry into a new role induces personal and/or role development. Personal development is argued to be a function of role novelty and the newcomer's desire for feedback, while role development is argued to be a function of role discretion and desire for control. Utilizing self‐report data from business school graduates after four months (N = 295) and 10 months (N = 223) on the job, we found only mixed support for the model. We argue that the model can be enriched by considering newcomer desires that are directly aroused by situational‐specific cues, by considering personal and role development as interacting rather than independent processes, by considering the valence of certain personal and role developments, and by considering the influence of social referents on role transitions. 1995 The British Psychological Society
AB - Work‐role transitions theory (Nicholson, 1984) maintains that entry into a new role induces personal and/or role development. Personal development is argued to be a function of role novelty and the newcomer's desire for feedback, while role development is argued to be a function of role discretion and desire for control. Utilizing self‐report data from business school graduates after four months (N = 295) and 10 months (N = 223) on the job, we found only mixed support for the model. We argue that the model can be enriched by considering newcomer desires that are directly aroused by situational‐specific cues, by considering personal and role development as interacting rather than independent processes, by considering the valence of certain personal and role developments, and by considering the influence of social referents on role transitions. 1995 The British Psychological Society
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U2 - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1995.tb00579.x
DO - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1995.tb00579.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84986656972
VL - 68
SP - 157
EP - 175
JO - Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
SN - 0963-1798
IS - 2
ER -