BU354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Instructional Design, Asteroid Family, Human Capital
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Employee orientation (onboarding): a procedure for providing new employees with basic background information about the firm and the job. Socialization: ongoing process of instilling in all employees the prevailing attitudes, standards, values, and patterns of behaviour that are expected by the organization. Reality shock: state that results from the discrepancy between what the new employee expects from his or her new job and the realities of it. There are a number of potential problems that can arise with orientation programs: Too much information can be provided in a short time employee may be overwhelmed. New employees may find themselves inundated with forms to fill out. If little or no orientation is provided, new employees must personally seek answers to each question that arises and they will be working without a good understanding of what is expected of them. Interview/survey new employees for their opinion of the orientation: socialization effects.
