Management Studies in Development and Evolution

Phenomenology of Socialization: The Experience of Newly Arrived Employees in Shiraz Government Organizations

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Nahid Radmanesh 1
Zahra Rajaei 2
Nooshin razmi 3

1 assistant professor, Department of Managemet ,Government Managemant Branch, Islamic Azad university, kazerun, iran

2 Associate Professor, of Public Administration , Payam e Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 insrructor, Department of Managemet, Government Managemant Branch, Islamic Azad university, kazerun, iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jmsd.2025.77543.4423
Abstract
The present study aims to understand sub-concepts, descriptive classes and a complete understanding of the impressions, experiences and perceptions of newly arrived colleagues about the phenomenon of "socialization of newly arrived employees" in the public organizations of Shiraz. The current research is of applied type, and the research method was qualitative of phenomenological type which tries to organize social issues with a mental approach and from a philosophical point of view is included in the paradigm of interpretivism that according to the categorical saturation rule, 26 members of the organization were selected through targeted sampling with the snowball method. In this research, based on the analysis of interviews and the lived experience of the participants, three main themes of organizational reconciliation, creation of organizational mission, and the development of job sufficiency were obtained in relation to the socialization process of newcomers through colleagues in the organization. The results of the present study indicate that the behavior and interaction of colleagues with newcomers plays an important role in the success and integrity of the newcomer's socialization. The current research suggests that strong ties require smaller networks and that formal socialization tactics and informal socialization processes lead to stronger ties.

Keywords

"Organizational Reconciliation"
"Creation of Organizational Mission"
"Development of Job sufficiency"
"Socialization of Newcomers"
Subjects
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Management Studies in Development and Evolution
Volume 34, Issue 117
Summer 2025
Pages 197-240

  • Receive Date 18 June 2024
  • Revise Date 25 January 2025
  • Accept Date 17 May 2025

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