Communication after Job Transfers: Social Exchange Processes in Learning New Roles.

Kramer, Michael W.

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ERIC Number: EJ474094

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Communication after Job Transfers: Social Exchange Processes in Learning New Roles.

Kramer, Michael W.

Human Communication Research, v20 n2 p147-74 Dec 1993

Uses social exchange theory to explore communication in the adjustment process of transferees during the first three months at new locations. Develops descriptions of the process by which transferees learn their roles. Explores the impact of feedback and communication relationships on adjustment and the impact of social support as a buffer against unmet expectations. (SR)

Descriptors: Career Change, Communication Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Organizational Communication, Relocation, Social Exchange Theory

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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