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What is Organizational Socialization

Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Managerial and Leadership Psychology
A process by which an individual comes to appreciate the values, behaviors of the organization and becomes part of the team.
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Management and Leadership: A Practical Review of the Organizational Culture
Carl T. Burgess (University of North Texas at Dallas, USA), Joan Adkins (Colorado Technical University, USA & Northern Kentucky University, USA), and Nooren Suniga (Colorado Technical University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3811-1.ch019
Abstract
Organizations today need to be competitive and focused on the upcoming technology when dealing in the current industrial revolution. This chapter will look at the psychological and organizational culture, as it relates to ethical behavior, that encompasses the individual's emotions and moods, initiated by managers and leaders in today's multidisciplinary-psychological environment. The researchers have undertaken this proposal to gain insight on management theory and practice related to the concept organizational culture and its management. The culture is the benchmark in nearly all the companies; it will measure sales, profit, market position, employee retention, safety, and loyally. Healthy organizational cultures provide an environment that may inspire, motivate, meet, and exceed strategic goals and deliver team results. Individuals working in a toxic organizational cultures will find it difficult to sustain organizational success and strategic goals.
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Building Inclusive IS&T Work Climates for Women and Men
The means by which new employees develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to work effectively in a given organization.
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An Examination of International School Onboarding Programs: Pre-Arrival, Arrival, and Transition Phases
“The process by which employees learn about and adapt to new jobs, roles, and the culture of the workplace” (Fisher, 1986 AU101: The in-text citation "Fisher, 1986" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , as cited in Klein & Polin, 2012 , p. 268).
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Diversity Management and Organizational Socialization
It refers to the process by which organizational values and norms are transferred to the newcomer and the employee becomes familiar with his/her organizational role.
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The Daughter's Career in Family Firms: A Reflection on the Cultural/Contextual Aspects
A learning and adjustment process that enables an individual to assume an organizational role that fits both organizational and individual needs.
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Organizational Behavior
The process that introduces new employees to the organizational culture.
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“Who Can I Trust?”: Mental Health Communication, Privacy Management, and Organizational Socialization
This four-stage model explains how individuals learn about, enter, become members, and leave organizations, including specific communication behaviors that are prevalent during each of the stages (Jablin, 2001).
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