PSYCH 338 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ingratiation, Satisficing, Machiavellianism

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Organizational socialization: socialization learning attitudes, knowledge & behaviors needed to function in a group, how organizations communicate their culture & values to new members, diff socialization methods (orientation programs) influence proximal outcomes (learning, po/pj fits) which lead to distal outcomes (attitudes like satisfaction & identification, ongoing process but strongest during periods of membership transitions (promotion, learning during socialization is described in terms of areas like the task, role, group & organization, goal of socialization provide new hires info about their role & minimize role conflict/ambiguity, 2 kinds of fit that are important for socialization, person job fit match b/w employee"s knowledge/skill & requirements of the job, person organization fit match b/w employee"s personal values & values of the organization, organizational identification defining yourself in terms of the organization (distal outcome, reflects an individual"s learning & acceptance of an organization"s culture.