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[[File:Socialization.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Onboarding]]]][[Onboarding]] (alternatively known as [[organizational socialization]], [[socialization process]], or, simply, [[socialization]]) is the process through which:
 
[[File:Socialization.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Onboarding]]]][[Onboarding]] (alternatively known as [[organizational socialization]], [[socialization process]], or, simply, [[socialization]]) is the process through which:
*A new employee acquires the necessary competence and credentials in order to become effective organizational members and insiders;
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*A new employee acquires the necessary competence and credentials in order to become a productive organizational member and insider;
 
*An employer settles a new employee in a particular position.
 
*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]].
 
''Onboarding'' can also described as the mechanism of integrating a new [[employee]] into the [[enterprise]] and its [[culture]].

Revision as of 13:11, 15 January 2019

Onboarding (alternatively known as organizational socialization, socialization process, or, simply, 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;
  • 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.


Definitions

According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),

Socialization. A process that adapts employees to the organization's culture.

Stages

  1. Prearrival stage. The period of learning in the socialization process that occurs before a new employee joins the organization.
  2. 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.
  3. Metamorphosis stage. The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee changes and adjusts to the job, work group, and organization.

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