Abstract
This handbook focuses on organizational socialization, or the process through which individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors required to adapt to a new work role. This chapter launches the handbook by defining organizational socialization, differentiating this term from the related concept of onboarding. The importance of organizational socialization is discussed, and the major sections and contributions of this handbook are outlined.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199971152 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0199763674, 9780199763672 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 21 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Diversity
- Employee adjustment
- Expatriation
- Learning new jobs
- New employees
- Onboarding
- Organizational socialization
- Proactivity
- Work transitions