Title: Design and Application of Longitudinal Research in Newcomer Socialization: A Case of AMJ Published Articles

Speaker: Yingxin Deng, Associate Research Fellow, Beijing Institute of Technology

Host: Jingqiu Chen, Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time: 13:30–15:00, Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Venue: Room B207, Antai Building, Xuhui Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Brief introduction of the content: 

Longitudinal tracking research is a research design that repeatedly collects data from the same group of individuals at multiple time points. With this design, researchers can track the changes and developmental trends of variables over time.

Research on newcomer socialization is highly suitable for adopting a longitudinal design. The core reason is that organizational socialization is inherently a dynamic and evolving process, in which individuals’ perceptions of and responses to their environment change over time.

Through repeated measurements at multiple time points, longitudinal designs are able to capture the developmental trajectories of newcomers’ socialization during their role transition period. This enables scholars to explore the antecedents that shape distinct developmental patterns of newcomer socialization.

Based on studies published in Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), this presentation discusses the design and application of longitudinal research in the domain of newcomer socialization.

Speaker's profile:

Yingxin Deng is a Special Associate Research Fellow in the Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, School of Management, Beijing Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Peking University.

Her research focuses on organizational management, with specific interests including newcomer socialization, proactivity, workplace interpersonal interaction, leadership behavior and team management, as well as career development training and intervention.

She currently serves on the editorial board of Journal of Vocational Behavior, a leading international journal in vocational organizational studies.

Dr. Deng presides over the National High-Level Young Talent Program and has participated in key projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China and General Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Her research works have been published in premier and authoritative international management journals, such as Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Journal of Business Ethics.

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