Job Satisfaction of New Employees : Effects of Social Network on Adjustment to New Role

シンニュウ シャイン ノ シゴト マンゾクド ノ ヨウイン ブンセキ ヤクワリ イコウゴ ノ テキオウ ニタイスル ネットワーク コウゾウ ノ エイキョウ

ミヤタ, ナオコ

Miyata, Naoko

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ シャカイガク ニンゲンガク ジンルイガク ケンキュウシツ

Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

ライフイベント

相談ネットワーク

職業移動

新入社員

transition

life event

discussion network

job shift

new employees

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of discussion network on new employees’ job satisfaction, based on the data from 2003 Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS-2003). This analysis makes it clear that the impact of social network on adaptations after role transition. The close interpersonal relationships are important when one defines a new role identity. Blau (1956) suggests, friendships after Occupational mobility affect one’s social integration. Based on the previous researches about organization socialization, environmental transition, and adjustment to marital disruption, it is possible to establish three hypotheses of characteristics of network structure: i.e. network density, network composition. The result supports the second hypothesis, for a while after job shift, those who have discussion network within as well as outside of their workplace show higher job satisfaction. This result suggests that in order to adapt to a new role, mobile persons should establish interpersonal relationships with others in new environment while keeping those in old environment.