Investigating factors which affect an adjustment in Organisation: case study of Thai new employees
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ABSTRACT
The main aim of the research is to identify the factors that are related and influence the adjustment of Thai new employees in the organisation. The research includes various studies on newcomer adjustments, information seeking, organisational socialisation, and socialisation tactics. Every time an organisation hires Thai new employees, it has to face a challenge of providing an environment and conduct programs that helps these new employees in easily adjusting within the organisation. On the other hand, it is also a big challenge for Thai new employees to adjust within the organisation and adopt the culture and norms of the organisation. On the basis of literature review, the researchers developed eight hypotheses that are tested through questionnaire survey technique. The study applies quantitative methodology to obtain opinions and views related to adjustment of Thai new employees within the organisations. The main factors highlighted through the research include: organisational culture, social interaction, communication, information seeking, feedback, self-efficacy, socialisation programs, and effectiveness of on-boarding. For employees to adjust into the organisation, it is important for the Thai new employees need to learn and acquire more and more knowledge about the organisation's processes and increase their adaptability towards organisational culture, norms and values. The extent to which Thai new employees are able to adapt the organisational culture and interact with the incumbent employees affect their level of job satisfaction and employees engagement, leading to increased level of organisational commitment. Thus, the research focuses on studying these factors and their relation with the adjustment of Thai new employees and organisational productivity and performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACTII
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS1
Findings1
Analysis21
Factors Relating to the Adjustment of New Employees21
How New Employees integrate themselves fit in Organisational Culture in the early stage of entry organisations23
How Organisations Socialise and Commit New Employees in the Workplace24
Hypothesis Testing27
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION31
Recommendations33
REFERENCES35
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
Findings
Accepting the organisational culture is the toughest thing to do for a new employee
Frequency
Percent
Valid Percent
Cumulative Percent
Valid
Strongly Agree
24
12.00
12.00
12.00
Agree
80
40.00
40.00
52.00
Neutral
32
16.00
16.00
68.00
Disagree
40
20.00
20.00
88.00
Strongly Disagree
24
12.00
12.00
100.00
Total
200
100.0
100.0
According to the survey results, 52 percent of the respondents agreed, 16 percent were neutral, and 32 percent disagreed with the statement. This shows that majority of the respondents feel that accepting a new organizational is the toughest thing for adjusting in a new organisation. When a new employee joins the organisation, it is very difficult for that employee to adjust until he or she gets properly familiar with the organisational norms and culture.
Employee requires time to adjust within the new settings of the firm
Frequency
Percent
Valid Percent
Cumulative Percent
Valid
Strongly Agree
36
18.00
18.00
18.00
Agree
88
44.00
44.00
62.00
Neutral
4
2.00
2.00
64.00
Disagree
44
22.00
22.00
86.00
Strongly Disagree
28
14.00
14.00
100.00
Total
200
100.0
100.0
According to the survey results, 62 percent of the respondents agreed, 2 percent were neutral, and 36 percent disagreed with the statement. This shows that majority of the respondents feel that employees need some time to adjust and become familiar with the norms and culture of an organisation, due to which some employees might not be able to initially perform at their best.
New employees are more interested and curious to explore things in the organisation