Graduates' Experiences of Work in Small Organizations in the UK and the Netherlands
基于对126名毕业生（英国67人，荷兰59人）的问卷调查，研究了小型组织中毕业生的工作期望与实际体验，发现多数方面体验超出预期，但薪酬、培训和晋升机会相对薄弱。
This project was designed to examine university graduates' expectations and experiences of employment in small organizations in the UK and the Netherlands. Specifically, three predictions were made on the basis of existing literature and tested using self-report questionnaire data gathered from 126 graduate employees in small organizations (67 in the UK; 59 in the Netherlands). Where possible, comparisons are made with an earlier study of graduates in large UK-based organizations. Graduates reported positive experiences in many areas. These often exceeded their expectations, and in general over-met expectations were much more common than under-met ones. The graduates' work appeared to offer quite high autonomy, the chance to develop a wide range of skills, and to progress towards career goals, at least in the short term. In line with previous research, there were some signs that pay, training and within-organization career prospects were relatively weak areas. Taken as a whole, the results challenge some of the more negative images of employment in small organizations, and also the preoccupation with under-met expectations in the literature on new entrants to organizations.