Exploring the socialisation experiences of female board members
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Exploring the socialisation experiences of female board members | |
| Creator | Mohatla, Shela Bussin, Mark | |
| Description | Orientation: The processes that newly appointed female board members undergo to gain the social knowledge and skills to migrate from outsiders to insiders are not well understood.Research purpose: This study aimed to explore the socialisation experiences of female board members in South Africa to determine whether the process is conducive to ensuring these individuals, as newcomers, are better equipped to navigate the challenges and nuances of the board in a short amount of time.Motivation for the study: A paucity of research exists concerning organisational socialisation processes (onboarding) that new female board members undergo to acquire the skills and social knowledge required to migrate from outsiders to insiders. This study intended to fill the gap.Research approach/design and method: A qualitative exploratory research method was followed. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted from semi-structured interviews consisting of 15 female board members from various industries.Main findings: The board organisational socialisation process needs to be strategic, deliberate, collaborative and iterative. A conceptual framework was developed from the summary of findings.Practical/managerial implications: There is a need for organisations to reassess how they perform board organisational socialisation to achieve its intended outcome and maximise the board’s performance and newcomer’s performance predisposed to challenges upon entry.Contribution/value-add: Using the proposed conceptual framework developed in this study, this research can lend itself useful to organisations, leaders and consultants involved in the socialisation of newcomers within non-traditional organisational structures. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2022-04-22 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajhrm.v20i0.1710 | |
| Source | SA Journal of Human Resource Management; Vol 20 (2022); 12 pages 2071-078X 1683-7584 | |
| Language | eng | |
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