Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates

Extant literature on organizational socialization has not focused on the relation of education and learning with adjusting to work. As a result, little is known about the contribution of an MBA learning experience towards the process of organizational socialization. The purpose of this study is to u...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie, Khairul Akmaliah Adham, Rosmah Mat Isa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/1/26172-88569-1-PB.pdf
_version_ 1848815030750937088
author Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie,
Khairul Akmaliah Adham,
Rosmah Mat Isa,
author_facet Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie,
Khairul Akmaliah Adham,
Rosmah Mat Isa,
author_sort Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie,
building UKM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Extant literature on organizational socialization has not focused on the relation of education and learning with adjusting to work. As a result, little is known about the contribution of an MBA learning experience towards the process of organizational socialization. The purpose of this study is to understand the organizational socialization process of MBA graduates in their first six months of work. This qualitative study involved interviews with MBA graduates who had been employed within a period of one to six months. This study found that MBA graduates utilized their communication and analytical skills that were enhanced during the MBA education in support of their socialization tactics of relationship building, information gathering and learning. Graduates’ skills and prior experiences were mobilized through the facilitation of immediate superiors and/or supported by mentorship and help by senior co-workers.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T00:43:30Z
format Article
id oai:generic.eprints.org:20164
institution Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T00:43:30Z
publishDate 2018
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:201642022-10-21T03:12:50Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/ Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie, Khairul Akmaliah Adham, Rosmah Mat Isa, Extant literature on organizational socialization has not focused on the relation of education and learning with adjusting to work. As a result, little is known about the contribution of an MBA learning experience towards the process of organizational socialization. The purpose of this study is to understand the organizational socialization process of MBA graduates in their first six months of work. This qualitative study involved interviews with MBA graduates who had been employed within a period of one to six months. This study found that MBA graduates utilized their communication and analytical skills that were enhanced during the MBA education in support of their socialization tactics of relationship building, information gathering and learning. Graduates’ skills and prior experiences were mobilized through the facilitation of immediate superiors and/or supported by mentorship and help by senior co-workers. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/1/26172-88569-1-PB.pdf Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie, and Khairul Akmaliah Adham, and Rosmah Mat Isa, (2018) Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates. Jurnal Pengurusan, 52 . pp. 3-17. ISSN 0127-2713 https://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/1093
spellingShingle Siti Khadijah Mohd Ghanie,
Khairul Akmaliah Adham,
Rosmah Mat Isa,
Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates
title Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates
title_full Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates
title_fullStr Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates
title_full_unstemmed Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates
title_short Organizational socialization process of MBA graduates
title_sort organizational socialization process of mba graduates
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20164/1/26172-88569-1-PB.pdf