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| − | [[File:Socialization.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Onboarding]]]][[Onboarding]] is the process and/or the [[learning model]] that depicts that process of either: | + | [[File:Socialization.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Onboarding]]]][[Onboarding]] (hereinafter, the ''Process'') is the process and/or the [[learning model]] that depicts that process of either: |
#Integrating a new employee into an organization including helping this employee to adapt to the organization's culture (this process is more specifically known as [[organizational socialization]], [[socialization process]], or, simply, [[socialization]]); or | #Integrating a new employee into an organization including helping this employee to adapt to the organization's culture (this process is more specifically known as [[organizational socialization]], [[socialization process]], or, simply, [[socialization]]); or | ||
#Familiarizing a new customer or client with one's products or services. | #Familiarizing a new customer or client with one's products or services. | ||
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According to [[Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition)]], | According to [[Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition)]], | ||
:[[Socialization]]. A process that adapts employees to the organization's culture. | :[[Socialization]]. A process that adapts employees to the organization's culture. | ||
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| + | ==Socialization process== | ||
| + | [[Socialization]] is the ''Process'' through which: | ||
| + | *A new employee acquires the necessary competence and credentials in order to become a productive organizational member and insider. This process is also known as [[organizational socialization]], [[socialization process]], or, simply, [[socialization]]; | ||
| + | *An employer settles a new employee in a particular position. | ||
| + | ''Onboarding'' can also described as the mechanism of integrating a new [[employee]] into the [[enterprise]] and its [[culture]]. | ||
==Stages== | ==Stages== | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 18 December 2019
Onboarding (hereinafter, the Process) is the process and/or the learning model that depicts that process of either:
- Integrating a new employee into an organization including helping this employee to adapt to the organization's culture (this process is more specifically known as organizational socialization, socialization process, or, simply, socialization); or
- Familiarizing a new customer or client with one's products or services.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Socialization. A process that adapts employees to the organization's culture.
Socialization process
Socialization is the Process through which:
- A new employee acquires the necessary competence and credentials in order to become a productive organizational member and insider. This process is also known as organizational socialization, socialization process, or, simply, socialization;
- An employer settles a new employee in a particular position.
Onboarding can also described as the mechanism of integrating a new employee into the enterprise and its culture.
Stages
- Prearrival stage. The period of learning in the socialization process that occurs before a new employee joins the organization.
- Encounter stage. The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee sees what the organization is really like and confronts the possibility that expectations and reality may diverge.
- Metamorphosis stage. The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee changes and adjusts to the job, work group, and organization.
