Socialization

 A process of adaptation to a new work role.
 Adjustments must be made whenever individuals change jobs
 The most profound adjustment occurs when an individual first enters an organization.

The assumptions of employee socialization:
 Socialization strongly influences employee performance and organizational stability
 Provides information on how to do the job and ensuring organizational fit.
 New members suffer from anxiety, which motivates them to learn the values and norms of the organization.
 Socialization is influenced by statements and behaviors exhibited by colleagues, management, employees, clients and others.
 Individuals adjust to new situations in remarkably similar ways.
 All new employees go through a settling-in period (called the probation period).

The Socialization Process:
1- Pre-arrival stage: Individuals arrive with a set of values, attitudes and expectations which they have developed from previous experience and the selection process.

2- Encounter stage: Individuals discover how well their expectations match realities within the organization.
 Where differences exist, socialization occurs to imbue (fill) the employee with the organizations standards.

3- Metamorphosis stage: Individuals have adapted to the organization, feel accepted and know what is expected of them.
(Metamorphosis= Transformation,
The process of accepting changes in response to a new environment)