Exploring newcomer voice and silence dynamics: The role of organizational socialization
研究新员工在组织社会化过程中建言和沉默行为随时间的变化轨迹，基于多目标追求理论，对198名新员工进行四轮调查，发现建言和沉默呈现不同轨迹，且组织社会化部分影响这些变化。
Abstract This paper examines the temporal dynamics of newcomer voice and silence in organizations, focusing on the role of organizational socialization. While prior research has explored the antecedents and effects of newcomer voice behaviour, little attention has been given to how voice and silence evolve over time as newcomers become more familiar with their roles and the organizational context. Drawing on multiple goal pursuit theory, this study investigates how organizational socialization influences the trajectories of newcomer promotive voice, prohibitive voice and employee silence. We test our hypotheses on a sample of 198 organizational newcomers over four waves of data, employing random coefficient growth models. The findings suggest that employee voice and silence follow distinct trajectories and provide partial support for the influence of organizational socialization on these changes in newcomer behaviour. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.