Abstract:

Socialisation tactics are important to organisations because they provide members with high commitment that lead to competitive advantage. These include high productivity and love for their organisation that reduces turnover among employees. Because of high return on investment and return on effort, organisations of various sizes and types are willing to invest in organisational policies and practices that encourage commitment in their members. Start-up companies, not just large corporations, benefit from socialisation tactics and are the context in this study. Start-ups received considerable attention in recent decades and are a rich source of data and existing analysis. Moreover, start-ups are considered to be a new driving force for economic growth in the world, including in developing countries like Indonesia. This study examines the influence of socialisation tactics on new employees’ organisational commitment through a relational mechanism by looking at the extent to which newcomers feel support and assistance from the organisation during the process of adaptation to the new work environment (perceived organisational support/POS). Data was collected from 188 new employees from start-up companies in Jakarta, the capital and largest city in Indonesia. Consistent with our hypotheses, organisation tactics influence newcomer’s organisational commitment through perceived organisational support (POS). The result supports the relationship between socialisation tactics and commitment through a relational mechanism, which is captured by newcomer’s perceived organisational support (POS).