Influence Analysis of Organizational Tactics on the Socialization Process of a Brazilian Federal University

Abstract

The crescent population demand for a more efficient public services has been putting an increasing pressure on more prepared and willing employees to fulfill their role in the governmental institutions, thus posing major human resource management challenges to public entities. Therefore, the study analysed the influence of socialization tactics on the job adjustment of new employees of a Federal University in Brazil, applying for that a case study at the Federal University of Piaui (UFPI), with a population of 453 staff members interviewed. For the data collection, a questionnaire was applied, using the Chaoet al scales. (1994) and Jones (1986), adopted by Cable and Parson (2003). The scale has been translated into Portuguese and then re-translated into English where there were no significant variations between the original and the re-translated version. The data afterwards have been treated through statistical descriptive and inferential analysis with the support of the programs Excel 16.0 and Statistical Package for Social Science 20.0 (SPSS) for Windows. The results showed a positive influence of the tactics on the level of socialization of newcomers, highlighting the tactics of social and context aspects revealing the importance of more experienced workers and the organization of actions in asserting, confirming, and clarifying the organizational roles of those in the process. The use of these tactics positively influenced the socialization in dimensions related to competence and proactive behavior, language, performance and proficiency, factors connected to how the institution organizes and forwards its culture to the newcomer.