This study examined how taking charge was related to job satisfaction, affective organizational commitment, and job performance among Hong Kong Chinese newcomers, and how emotional competence moderates the latter relationships. The results of a two-wave survey study involving 137 newcomers...

The past organizational socialization studies have devoted their attention to examining how organizational socializations affect various individual outcomes. Although they have provided useful insights on organizational socialization, they have generally failed to examine the processes by which...

The past organizational socialization studies have devoted their attention to examining how organizational socializations affect various individual outcomes. Although they have provided useful insights on organizational socialization, they have generally failed to examine the processes by which...

Humor long has been recognized as a mechanism for dealing with life’s problems and situational difficulties. Specifically, researchers have found that a sense of humor provides health benefits by generating social laughter, psychological benefits by venting anger and frustration and coping...