The Influence of Perceived Insider Status on New Employee Engagement

Pan Pan

Abstract


This study from the perspective of new employees' perceived insider status, study on the influence mechanism of perceived insider status on engagement, and introduce psychological capital as intermediary variable. It focuses on the subject of new employees who begin to work within 3 years. Finally, 278 valid questionnaires were collected. Through empirical analysis, the research hypothesis is well verified, and the conclusion is drawn. The conclusions of this study include: (1) perceived insider status can affect new employees’ engagement; (2) psychological capital can affect new employees’ engagement; (3) perceived insider status can affect new employees’ psychological capital; (4) psychological capital plays an intermediary role in the relationship between perceived insider status and new employees’ engagement. At last, we propose the suggestion to strengthen new employees’ engagement, making the research can be effectively applied to the practice of enterprise management.


Keywords


Perceived Insider Status; Engagement; Psychological Capital; Intermediary Role.

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