Difference between revisions of "Onboarding"

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A new employee acquires the necessary competence and credentials in order to become effective organizational members and insiders;
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.

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

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.

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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 that helps employees adapt to the organization's culture.
+[[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;
+*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]].
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