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Investigating the role of social events on newcomer adaptation: Insights from two studies (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Chen, J., Cooper-Thomas, H., & Trenberth, L. (2023, September). Investigating the role of social events on newcomer adaptation: Insights from two studies. Paper presented at BAM2023 Conference, University of Sussex

Newly hired employees are frequently encouraged to participate in company social gatherings, such as lunches, outings, and welcome parties, as a means to familiarise themselves with their colleagues. Although conventional wisdom suggests that partici... Read More about Investigating the role of social events on newcomer adaptation: Insights from two studies.

Understanding newcomer role orientation in the workplace: A self-determination theory perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Chen, J., & Cooper-Thomas, H. (2019, May). Understanding newcomer role orientation in the workplace: A self-determination theory perspective. Presented at 2019 European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Congress, Turin, Italy

Newcomers can be a source of innovation for organisations, bringing fresh perspectives and novel solutions. Thus, in many organisations, it is desirable for newcomers to adopt an innovative (versus custodial) role orientation. Using self-determinatio... Read More about Understanding newcomer role orientation in the workplace: A self-determination theory perspective.

Newcomer innovative behavior: Factors that enable and inhibit (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chen, J., & Cooper-Thomas, H. (2018, August). Newcomer innovative behavior: Factors that enable and inhibit. Paper presented at 2018 Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, USA

In this study, we propose that supervisory expectations for creativity would have a stronger positive effect on innovative behavior for newcomer with lower level of organizational identification. For these newcomers, supervisory expectations for crea... Read More about Newcomer innovative behavior: Factors that enable and inhibit.

Alternative pathways by which newcomer proactive behaviours enable resource acquisition and adjustment
Presentation / Conference
Chen, J., & Cooper-Thomas, H. Alternative pathways by which newcomer proactive behaviours enable resource acquisition and adjustment. Presented at EAWOP group meeting, Paris, France

This study investigated newcomer proactive behaviour across two cultural settings, one Western (UK) and one non-Western (China). A two-path research model was developed on the basis of conservation of resources (COR) theory (Hobfoll, 1989, 2001). Th... Read More about Alternative pathways by which newcomer proactive behaviours enable resource acquisition and adjustment.