A Role of Socialization Tactics on the Perceived Person-Job fit of new Employees

Socialization concept has been introduced in a variety of theoretical perspectives. It is agreed that the appropriate use of the socialization tactics would enhance the fit between employees and their jobs which, in turn, would affect their attrition to be diminished. This study examined the relationship between socialization tactics and perceived person-job fit as well as the retention intention of the employees. The three socialization tactics as proposed by Jones (1986) i.e. context, content and social tactics, were adopted. Questionnaire survey was conducted while new employees who have joined the firms within two to six months were targeted. A total of one hundred complete data sets were obtained. Structural equation modelling was utilized to analyse the data. The results show different roles of each socialization tactics. Content and social tactics were found to positively influence person-job fit while the significant influence of context tactic was not. Person-job fit was found to positively influence job satisfaction while satisfaction positively influenced retention intention. Thus, the indirect influence of person-job fit on retention intention could be inferred.