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Från nyanställd till långvarig medarbetare: Onboarding-processens roll i att stärka organisatoriskt engagemang
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
From new hire to long-term employee : The role of the onboarding process in enhancing organizational commitment (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Onboarding syftar till processen där en ny medarbetare introduceras och socialiseras in i en organisation. Det övergripande målet med processen är att introducera den nyanställda till dess nya roll och få den nya medarbetaren att gå från en utomstående till en fullt integrerad del av organisationen, som arbetar i enlighet med verksamhetens mål. Alla organisationer arbetar med onboarding i någon form, dock i olika utsträckning samt med varierande nivå av struktur och medvetenhet. Trots att onboarding har visats bidra till flertalet organisationsfördelar, såsom ökat organisatoriskt engagemang, är det fortfarande ett relativt outforskat område. 

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för hur organisationer kan utveckla en effektiv onboarding-process som främjar det organisatoriska engagemanget hos medarbetarna samt deras intention att stanna inom organisationen. 

Metod: Studien är utförd enligt “mixed methods”, vilket innefattar en kombination av kvalitativ och kvantitativ ansats. Datainsamlingen genomfördes genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med 6 personer som på ett eller annat sätt varit ansvariga för onboarding-processen, samt genom en enkätundersökning med 28 medarbetare som genomgått onboarding-processen under de senaste tre åren. Därefter analyserades empirin utifrån Bauers 4C-modell. 

Slutsats: Studiens resultat indikerar att en onboarding-process som består av en strukturerad och standardiserad plan baserad på 4C-modellen, som sedan kompletteras med anpassningar på individnivå kan främja både medarbetarnas organisatoriska engagemang samt intention att stanna.

Abstract [en]

Background: Onboarding refers to the process of introducing and socializing a new employee into an organization. The overall goal of the process is to introduce the new employee to their new role and transition the new employee from an outsider to a fully integrated part of the organization, working in accordance with the business objectives. All organizations engage in onboarding in some form, but to different extents and with varying levels of structure and awareness. Even though onboarding has been shown to contribute to several organizational benefits, such as increased organizational commitment, it is still a relatively unexplored area. 

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to increase the understanding of how organizations can develop an effective onboarding process that promotes the organizational commitment of employees and their intention to stay within the organization. 

Method: The study is conducted using “mixed methods”, which includes a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews with six people who in one way or another have been responsible for the onboarding process, as well as through a questionnaire survey with 28 employees who have undergone the onboarding process over the past three years. The empirical data was then analyzed based on Bauer's 4C model. 

Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that an onboarding process consisting of a structured and standardized plan based on the 4C model, which is then supplemented with adaptations at the individual level, can promote both employees' organizational commitment and intention to stay.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 87
Keywords [en]
Onboarding, onboarding-process, organizational commitment, the Four C’s
Keywords [sv]
Onboarding, onboarding-process, organisatoriskt engagemang, 4C-modellen
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-24295OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-24295DiVA, id: diva2:1883243
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Business Administration
Educational program
Human Resources, Organization and Leadership
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Available from: 2024-07-09 Created: 2024-07-09 Last updated: 2024-07-09Bibliographically approved

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