{
  "title": "The first weeks with a new manager: what research says",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/les-premieres-semaines-avec-un-nouveau-manager-ce-que-dit-la-recherche-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-08-13",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "The quality of the manager–employee relationship forms early. Leader-member exchange studies explain how.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager",
  "place": {
    "name": "Lausanne",
    "region": "Vaud",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "Early formation",
      "point": "Robert Liden, Sandy Wayne and Dean Stilwell (1993, Journal of Applied Psychology) find mutual expectations in the first days predict relationship quality months later.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Solid correlates",
      "point": "Charlotte Gerstner and David Day (1997, Journal of Applied Psychology) link, meta-analytically, high-quality relationships to satisfaction, commitment and rated performance."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The nuance",
      "point": "A quality relationship is not complacency: it rests on trust, respect and clear two-way expectations."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limit of common practice",
      "point": "Onboarding focuses on tools and procedures, rarely on explicit mutual expectations.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Lausanne",
      "point": "In the first two weeks, propose a thirty-minute conversation on priorities, ways of working and check-in frequency."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Stilwell",
      "year": "1993",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Day",
      "year": "1997",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 143,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-08-13-en.jpg?v=4",
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  "relatedPages": {
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  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}