Adaptation of Newly Employed Young Farmers at Large-scale Paddy Field Farm Corporations: Assessed in Terms of Identification

Abstract

This study explored from the perspective of identification how young, newly employed farmers assigned meaning to their engagement in an organization and with agriculture, while being involved with organization members and others. An interview survey was administered to three young, newly employed farmers less than three years after their recruitment. The survey combined the Twenty Statements Test and Personal Attitude Construct analysis. Respondents exhibited positive organizational behavior based on their identification with senior colleagues, working groups, and the organization, while being exposed to job stresses as newcomers. Additionally, they displayed positive organizational behavior because of their identification with the profession of agriculture.