Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Western Hemisphere))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2010. / Thesis Advisor(s): Jaskoski, Maiah ; Second Reader: Sotomayor, Arturo. "June 2010." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Mexico, drugs, cartel, organization theory, path dependent, DEA, and law enforcement. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, August 2010. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 23, 2010). "Edward R. Murrow College of Communication." Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 2005. / Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 56 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-140).

Organizations use the formal mentoring program as a human resource intervention in the socialization of newcomers. Mentoring scholars have found that effective mentoring leads to various socialization outcomes of newcomers, partially because mentors, seen as organizational agents, can facilitate the learning process in the socialization. Despite this progress, several limitations can be found in the literature. First, it is largely unknown how mentoring influences socialization outcomes in addition to the learning process (e.g. assimilation process). Second, the assumption that mentors are organizational agents in the socialization has never been tested. Third, previous studies of mentoring mainly focused on the white-collar workers, calling into the question about the generality of the findings in the mentoring literature. To fill the research gaps, this study applied the belongingness theory as the theoretical basis to explain how mentoring functions influence socialization outcomes through assimilation process. Drawing on the belongingness theory, this study proposed a research model and tested the mediation effects of organization based self-esteem (OBSE) and person-organization fit on the relationship between mentoring functions and three socialization outcomes (i.e. affective organizational commitment, job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior). In addition, this study also tested the moderating effect of mentor’s organizational prototypicality on the relationship between mentoring functions and two mediation variables. Two-wave dyadic data have been collected from blue-collar workers in a manufacturing company. The results supported most of the hypotheses in the model. Specifically, OBSE and person-organization fit significantly mediated the relationship between mentoring functions and two socialization outcomes (i.e. affective organizational commitment and job satisfaction). Only person-organization fit significantly mediated the relationship between mentoring functions and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). In addition, mentor’s organizational prototypicality significantly moderated the relationship between mentoring functions and two mediation variables. This study advanced our understanding on how mentoring influences socialization outcomes through assimilation process. It also contributed to the literature by testing the role of mentor’s organizational prototypicality as the boundary condition of mentoring-outcome link. Finally, data from blue-collar workers increased the generality of findings in mentoring literature. Limitations and suggestions for future research have been discussed at the end of the study.

Empirical studies have shown that employees' trust in their direct supervisors has a negative correlation with voluntary employee turnover. This thesis examines this effect among new managers in organizations. I propose a model in which trust in direct supervisors influences new managers' turnover intention during the organizational socialization period. Drawing on attachment theory and person-environment correspondence theory, I predict that job insecurity and person-organization fit are the key mechanisms through which cognition-based and affect-based trust in supervisors affect new managers' voluntary turnover. A three-phase longitudinal quantitative research is proposed to test the research model. The results from 162 participants in Hong Kong support the model, showing that job insecurity and person-organization fit mediate the relationship between trust in supervisors and turnover intention. In addition, the organizational socialization period and middle manager stage moderate the relationship between trust in supervisors and person-organization fit. The implications of the findings for future research and management practice are also discussed

This dissertation investigated the learning required for individuals to onboard into self-managing organizations (SMOs). Using a qualitative case study approach, 15 participants from various SMOs were interviewed to gain insight into their experiences. In addition, data was collected from a document review and focus group. The study found that: (a) Formal learning enabled a quick grounding in the basic mechanisms of self-management. (b) All participants faced challenges applying the principles and practices of self-management in practice. (c) All participants had to learn to shift their mindsets in order to successfully participate in self-management. (d) Transitioning into self-management was a nonlinear process that unfolded over time. For many participants, it began years before they joined an SMO and continued even after their formal onboarding period was completed. (e) Formal training supported instrumental learning, while mindset shifts were more supported by informal learning. An analysis of these findings led to four primary conclusions. First, an organizational model cannot transcend the capabilities of its members. Second, a new relationship with self, others, and the organization required new ways of thinking and being. Third, formal and informal learning experiences amidst a supportive social context enabled this holistic transformation. Fourth, self-management is a team sport and is therefore likely only able to be learned with and through a group. The study recommended building a learning environment and supporting new members' learning journeys to facilitate a successful transition into self-management.

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這篇論文主要研究了制度環境對於中國企業家活動的影響。在第一個章節裡面， 我們證明了制度環境與企業家在生產性和非生產性企業家活動之間的選擇存在著因果關係。我們把福布斯公佈中國內地富豪排行榜這一事件做為一個影響中國內地股票市場裡的事件。通過對決定相關個股波動程度的因素的研究，我們發現在制度環境和生產性企業家活動之間存在顯著的正向因果關係。 / 在第二和第三章節裡，我們採用中國健康與營養調查（CHNS）的數據在微觀層面研究了制度環境與企業家活動的關係。我們發現對自顧傭而言，顯著的教育回報存在於技術含量要求相對較高的地區。在家庭經營的架構之下，在農村地區自顧傭活動的純利潤和家庭的平均教育水平被證明存在顯著的正相關性。而城市自顧傭活動的盈利能力則完全不受教育的影響。論文的結論豐富了教育對生產的回報率這一領域的研究成果。 / 在最後一章裡，我們發現制度環境不僅直接影響到個人的創業決定，也間接的影響到決定其就業傾向的因素。在中國城鄉二元性的環境下，一些個人特徵以及社區商業環境的變量對創業決定顯示了不同的影響。 / This thesis mainly investigates the influence of institutional environments on entrepreneurial activities in China. In the first chapter, we verify the causality relationship between the institutional environment and the entrepreneur’s choice between productive entrepreneurial activities and those unproductive. The release of the Forbes’ List of millionaires in mainland China is treated as an event affecting the stock market. By examining the origin of its influence on relevant stocks, our results show that a significantly positive relationship exists between the institutional environment and productive entrepreneurial activities. / In Chapters 2 and 3, we apply the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) data to exploit the relationship between the institutional environment and entrepreneurial activities in the micro-level. We demonstrate that the return to education in the self-employment sector is significant in the area where the demand for skill is relatively high. The net profit of self-employment activities has significantly positive relationship with the average education level of the whole family in the rural, while education has no influence on the profitability of the urban self-employment sector. The findings contribute to existing literatures that estimate the return to education in production. / In the last chapter, we illustrate that the institutional environment not only directly influences the entrepreneurial decision of an individual, but also affects his career choice. Under the rural-urban duality in China, distinct influence on entrepreneurial decision has been identified for some personal characteristics and measurements of business environment in the community. Besides, determinants that have consistent effects in different institutional environments shed light on the development of entrepreneurial activities in China. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Luo, Bei. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-170). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.v / Figures and Tables --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Dual Sides of China Entrepreneurial Activities: the Productive and the Unproductive --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Background --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Econometrics Method --- p.12 / Chapter 1.5 --- Data Description --- p.16 / Chapter 1.6 --- Results --- p.19 / Chapter 1.7 --- Conclusions --- p.25 / References --- p.27 / Appendix --- p.32 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Education and the Profit Earning of the Self-employment under the Rural-Urban Duality in China --- p.51 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.51 / Chapter 2.2 --- Literature Review --- p.55 / Chapter 2.3 --- Background --- p.57 / Chapter 2.4 --- Theoretical Model --- p.61 / Chapter 2.5 --- Econometric Method and Data Description --- p.68 / Chapter 2.6 --- Results --- p.77 / Chapter 2.7 --- Conclusions --- p.83 / References --- p.87 / Appendix --- p.90 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Individual Entrepreneurial Decisions under the Rural-Urban Duality in China --- p.110 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.110 / Chapter 3.2 --- Literature Review --- p.116 / Chapter 3.3 --- Background --- p.125 / Chapter 3.4 --- Theoretical Model --- p.132 / Chapter 3.5 --- Econometric Method and Data Description --- p.142 / Chapter 3.6 --- Results --- p.151 / Chapter 3.7 --- Conclusions --- p.161 / References --- p.164