NEW HIRE’S INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGY IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENTRY
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Information-Seeking Strategy, The Process Of Organizational EntryAbstract
The objective of this study is to examinethe information-seeking strategy in the process of organizational entry. Participants in the study were 245 employees who participate in volunteer activities of the organization. Questionnaires were administered to all the employees to obtain the data for this study. Repeated measures analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that the hypothesis was supported. Direct inquiry and observation were information-seeking strategy that employees use to get the information in order to reduce their uncertainty in the organizational entry. These two strategies are in line with the system in new Thai culture where employees often seek the information or practical form with direct inquiry. After that, they used the strategy to observe operational schemes.
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