Organizational Socialization

Organizational Socialization

Author: Michael Kramer

Publisher: Polity

Published: 2010-05-03

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0745646344

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"This is the book I wished had been available when I was a student. Graduate students will find this an invaluable guide and the book will also be accessible to undergraduates as Kramer does such a good job of making theory understandable." Karen Myers, University of California Santa Barbara --


The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization

Author: Connie Wanberg

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 0199978719

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Organizational socialization is the process by which a new employee learns to adapt to an organizational culture. This crucial early period has been shown to have an influence on eventual job satisfaction, commitment, innovation, and cooperation, and ultimately the performance of the organization. After decades of research on organizational socialization, much is now known about this important process. However, some confusion still exists regarding what it means to be socialized. The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization brings comprehensive reviews of the scholarly literature together with perspectives on what is being done in organizations to integrate and support new employees. The first section introduces the principles and practice of employee socialization and provides a history of the field, and the second section focuses on outcomes and antecedents of socialization. The third section on organizational context, systems, and tactics covers an extensive number of topics, including diversity, person-organization fit, and social networks, and special contexts such as socialization into higher-level jobs, and expatriation. The fourth section reviews process, methods, and measurement. The fifth section goes "beyond the organizational newcomer" to examine socialization in special contexts. The sixth section expands on practice-related issues and walks the reader through two case studies, one in an academic setting and another in a corporate setting. The final chapters provide a "best practices" approach, based on the highest quality research, summarize the state of the field, and offer an agenda for future research as well as suggestions for potential research-practice partnerships. Unique and thorough in its approach, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization is a useful single source of information across the range of research relevant to organizational socialization.


The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization

Author: Connie Wanberg

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 0199763674

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Thousands of employees begin new jobs each year. What can organizations and individuals do to jump start the process of learning and building connections? The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization provides cutting edge reviews of the research and practice of organizational socialization as well as necessary future directions for this field.


Organizational Socialization

Organizational Socialization

Author: Michael Kramer

Publisher: Polity

Published: 2010-04-26

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0745646352

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"This is the book I wished had been available when I was a student. Graduate students will find this an invaluable guide and the book will also be accessible to undergraduates as Kramer does such a good job of making theory understandable." Karen Myers, University of California Santa Barbara --


Organization Design

Organization Design

Author: Naomi Stanford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-06-14

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1136436863

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Organization Design looks at how you need to change the ways your organization does things in order to increase productivity, performance, and profit. Providing the knowledge and method to handle the kind of recurring organisational change that all businesses face, those which do not involve transforming the entire enterprise but which necessitate significant change at the business unit, divisional, functional, facility or local levels. The problem lies in knowing what needs to change and how to change it. Taking the organisation as a designed system, it describes four major elements of organizations: the work - the basic tasks to be done by the organisation and its parts, the people - characteristics of individuals in the organization, formal organization - structures eg the organisation hierarchy, processes, and methods that are formally created to get individuals to perform tasks, informal organization - emerging arrangements including variations to the norm, processes, and relationships, commonly described as the culture or 'the way we do things round here'. The way these four elements relate, combine and interact affects productivity, performance and profit. Most books on this subject target a wide management audience rather than HR, this is specifically written for HR practitioners and line managers working together to achieve the goal. It clarifies why and how organisations need to be in a state of readiness to design or redesign and emphasises that people as well as business processes must be part of design considerations.


The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology, Volume 1

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology, Volume 1

Author: Steve W. J. Kozlowski

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-06-14

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 0199928304

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Organizational psychology is the science of psychology applied to work and organizations. This is the first of two volumes which compiles knowledge in organizational psychology, encapsulates key topics of research and application, and summarizes important research findings.


Industrial and Managerial Solutions for Tourism Enterprises

Industrial and Managerial Solutions for Tourism Enterprises

Author: Akbaba, Atilla

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-02-07

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1799830322

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The tourism and hospitality industries are seeing continued success, which is why so many new businesses are trying to find a foothold in the field. However, the functions and responsibilities of management differ heavily between organizations within the tourism industry, such as the differences faced by big chain hotels, family owned hotels, and individually owned hotels. Understanding the methods of managing such companies is vital to ensuring their success. Industrial and Managerial Solutions for Tourism Enterprises is a pivotal reference source that focuses on the latest developments on management in the tourism and hospitality industries. Highlighting a range of topics including core competency, customer relationship management, and departmental relationships, this book is ideally designed for managers, restaurateurs, tour developers, destination management professionals, travel agencies, tourism media journalists, hotel managers, management consulting companies, human resources professionals, performance evaluators, researchers, academicians, and students.


Making Up Accountants

Making Up Accountants

Author: Fiona Anderson-Gough

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-21

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0429830009

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First published in 1998, this organizational and professional socialization of trainee chartered accountants reports the findings of an ICAEW funded research project which explored the training and socialization of trainee accountants in two Big Six firms in the UK. The background to the research, particularly the under-researched nature of the socialization of accountants, is outlined. The research issues are located within the institutional context of the accounting profession in the UK and the academic literature on the professions and professional socialization. The main research findings reported concern. The main research findings reported concern the development of trainees’ understandings of their professional indentity; the role of formal processes and informal norms within socialization; the relationship of professional identity to notions of client service, firm identity, divisionalization, and career success.


Groups at Work

Groups at Work

Author: Marlene E. Turner

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-04-04

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 1317779185

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This book has two purposes. First, it is fundamentally about groups at work, both as they attempt to accomplish their goals and as they operate in organizational settings. Second, it draws together group researchers from social psychological and organizational studies. Each chapter focuses on a central issue regarding groups as they work and examines that issue by drawing from both social psychological and organizational research. Thus, this book centers on the convergence and divergence of these two fields.


Handbook of Socialization, First Edition

Handbook of Socialization, First Edition

Author: Joan E. Grusec

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13:

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Reviews the knowledge on socialization processes from earliest childhood through adolescence and beyond. This book presents theories and findings pertaining to family, peer, school, community, media, and other influences on individual development. It covers the important areas of genetics and biology, cultural psychology, and affective science.