The influence of employee proactive behaviors and PE fit on the relationship between proactive personality and newcomers' turnover intent

Abstract

This longitudinal study aims to extend the current understanding of the antecedents and outcomes of employee proactive behaviors, which encompass positive framing, sensemaking and relationship building, during the process of organizational entry. Two time-lagged surveys were administered to 316 recent graduates of the Nanyang Business School, and statistical regression analyses were performed on the data collected from respondents who had completed both surveys (n=86). Our results yielded evidence that positive framing, sensemaking and relationship building are influenced by proactive personality, and that they can affect newcomers’ intentions to leave the organization through person-environment fit (PE fit). These findings allow organizations to identify the variables influencing turnover intention among newcomers.