THE EFFECTS OF MET EXPECTATIONS ON NEWCOMER ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS - A REVIEW AND METAANALYSIS

被引:331
作者
WANOUS, JP [1 ]
POLAND, TD [1 ]
PREMACK, SL [1 ]
DAVIS, KS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND,COLL BUSINESS,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
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10.1037/0021-9010.77.3.288
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
A review of research on the effects of met expectations for newcomers to organizations located 31 studies of 1 7,241 people. A meta-analysis found mean (corrected) correlations of.39 for job satisfaction and for organizational commitment,.29 for intent to leave,. 19 for job survival, and.11 for job performance. However, all of these mean correlations had significant between-studies variance. By using strict conformity with Porter and Steers's (1973) definition of met expectations, we identified a subset of studies that had nonsignificant between-studies variance for all correlations except job satisfaction. Furthermore. the mean correlations in these subgroups were very similar to those for the entire group. Future research should consider both the direction of the met expectations discrepancy (i.e., over- vs. underfulfillment) and alternative ways to measure organizational reality.
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页码:288 / 297
页数:10
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