...its unique décor of offices, evidence of the employees’ efforts to “create fun and a little weirdness”. The “waves, hoots, cheers, and even, literally, bells and whistles” show Zappos people’s enthusiasm and energy at work and that the 10 core values are integrated into its employees’ work and life. In the case of Catepillar, which is a manufacturing company, apathy can easily arise because many parts of the job are repetitious and tiresome since manufacturing is most likely to take place on the assembly line. Therefore to prevent the consequences of apathy, a good and active culture is necessary to keep the employees motivated and optimistic and in turn perform better at work. 2. Selection, which means hiring for cultural fit, and socialization are two general ways organizations use and manage their culture. In Zappos’ case, it develops a hiring process including crossword puzzle,...
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...‘In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks.’ (Dr. Warren Thomas Farrell) Organizational socialization is the ‘learning process’ by which new members learn the skills required by the organization, develop roles and adapt to norms of the organization. As Shibutani (1962) suggests, it provides individuals with a preview of the work life that is to follow and directs experience, orders and enhances interactions in the work setting, and also provides the ground rules under which everyday conduct is to be managed. Research suggests that organizational socialization leads to positive outcomes for workers- it reduces role ambiguity and prevents role conflict. Members who socialize in organizations also have a higher job satisfaction, lower turnover, greater organizational commitment and reduced intentions to leave. According to a report by John Van Maanen and Edgar H. Schein MIT organizational socialization will reduce the tension by entering an unfamiliar situation. There are three stages of socialization; Firstly, the anticipatory socialization involves anticipation of roles and norms of the organization. Secondly, the member proceeds to encounter socialization where they build expectations about organizational life encounters on a day-to-day basis. Lastly, the process of role management is when the members focus on fine-tuning roles in the organization. (Gary Johns, Alan M Sacks). There are five methods of organizational...
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...fit the position within the organization. Starting with the recruitment and hiring process, to the first day of work the principles of organizational psychology are important within any organization. The purpose of this paper is to assess the recruitment process from the perspectives of both an organization and applicant, explain how the principles of organizational psychology can be used in the recruitment process, discuss the concept of organizational socialization and examine how the principles of organizational psychology can be applied to organizational socialization. The Recruitment Process Organizational Perspective The concept behind the recruitment process is to assemble a sizeable group of qualified applicants for a potential job. This process allows an organization to evaluate which potential applicants will be the best fit for the company, has the most potential to become successful within the company and will stay with the company for a long time (Jex & Britt, 2008). Recruitment intertwines with socialization because effective recruitment warrants that new employees will fit in with the culture of the company and thus are more likely to be successfully socialized (Jex & Britt, 2008). Recruitment planning is the initial stage within the recruitment process. In this...
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... Future of Work Chair, Ramon Llull University Av. Torreblanca 59, 08172, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain yuanjie.bao@esade.edu Simon L. Dolan ESADE Business School, Future of Work Chair, Ramon Llull University Av. Torreblanca 59, 08172, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain simon.dolan@esade.edu Shay S. Tzafrir Department of Human Services, University of Haifa Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel stzafrir@research.haifa.ac.il September 2012 Abstract Extant literature on value congruence is fragmented due to different methodological treatments and theoretical perspectives. Proposing a typology of the value congruence concept, this paper reviews several key themes in value congruence research including staffing, socialization, leadership, job attitudes, performance, among others. By reviewing related antecedents and outcomes, discussing underlying theoretical perspectives, and highlighting future directions, this paper integrates value congruence research into a comprehensive framework. Managerial implications are also discussed where relevant. Keywords: Fit; Interactional psychology; Organizational culture; Person-organization fit; Value congruence. __________________________ * Corresponding author Value congruence in organizations: Literature review, theoretical perspectives, and future directions 3...
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...Prabesh Timilsina, HBD3173.E1, Exercise5 5.1 Study the Learning from Experience Case on p. 445. What is the significance of the organizational design of the company? The basis for any successful organization is for people to work together and understand how their behaviors support the organization’s strategy. Yet, talented people in even the best managed organizations are sometimes left trying to understand how their own activities contribute to their organization’s success. An organization’s design is crucial in clarifying the roles of the leaders and employees who hold the organization together. Organization design is the process of selecting a structure for the tasks, responsibilities, and authority relationships within an organization. An organization’s design influences communication patterns among individuals and teams and determines which person or department has the political power to get things done. The structure of an organization influences the behavior of employees. Therefore, an organization’s design plays a critical role in the success of an organization. Every organization’s design decision solves one set of problems but creates others. Organization design decisions often involve the diagnosis of multiple factors, including an organization’s culture, power and political behaviors, and job design. Organization design represents the outcomes of a decision-making process that includes environmental factors, strategic choices, and technological factors. Specifically...
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...elitist culture. A “them’ and “us culture exists between the police and the public, with the two groups not being able to integrate. This has led to stereotyping, prejudice, and perceptions of superiority/inferiority. The police has sought to impose its authority over the public; expecting unopposed obedience. The solution for cultural transformation lies in transformational leadership in the JCF hierarchy, which will induce members to identify more closely with the organization, boost morale, and productivity and build partnerships with the community. Socialization is an important solution as police officers tend to become the police officers they are socialized to be. The two most important components of the socialization process are formal training and informal “peer group” instruction of young officers. It is the role of leadership to refine this socialization. The preface to this is a vigorous selection of recruits. What is also required is that there is a clear indication of a positive shift from the old attitude, beliefs and processes within the JCF to a new organization, with new management and leadership. This can be achieved via a name change from JCF to...
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...Newskool Grooves 2 Traditional companies with boundaries, rules, and extensive plans are at a supreme disadvantage in today's globalized world, where technology changes daily and the value chain commands changes of its own. In a traditional company where people are categorized into neatly defined positions with their job descriptions filed in triplicate in the human resources department, the way a company plans its business can cause it to sink or swim. Bad planning can mean lost opportunities, being overtaken by the competition, loss of revenues, or watching its niche slip away because of a new technology, an alteration in the global marketplace, or simply a failure to market its product effectively. When changes occur, they happen too quickly for its organizational processes to meet them. As a result, opportunities are quickly lost, problem situations take over rapidly, and before the company can respond appropriately, it has lost customers, opportunities, and market share. Although that company likely has more than enough talent within its walls to offset all of those disasters, the talent is never put to use, because employees are constrained to operate within the confines of their job descriptions, where only the prescribed talents can be put to good use. The answer to this dilemma lies in boundaryless organizations. The boundaryless organization does not operate according to volumes of planning documents, job descriptions, or tradition, instead it regroups and innovates...
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...it simply, the human infant lacks those instincts, or unlearned forms of behavior, that in other species serve to exist. Unlike newly hatched fish or ducks, which are capable of providing for their own needs in their new environments, the human infant is highly dependent upon others for satisfaction of basic human needs. Human young, born with an incomplete nervous system and having a long maturation period, will not survive unless adults feed them, protect them from the environment, and provide constant care. Socialization is a very important process that will mostly define a child’s acceptance and good relationship with things within the environment. Good socialization skills are developed when humans are exposed to as many things as possible. The more events that a child encounters and has positive reactions to, the better response he/she will have when these events are repeated throughout the course of life. It is important that you make the socialization process as entertaining and rewarding as you possibly can. This means that during this process, your infant will need to accept being handled and being touched by other humans so that she will not fear strangers (healthcare providers, or people whom they are introduced to.) This will prove beneficial when you have to take the infant to the health clinic per se. Make sure that all the experiences a child is introduced to are pleasurable experiences. That way the child will build a good association between the event and...
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...Socialization, it's a concepts that many people aren't consciously aware of, yet it is experienced every day in many different aspects of life. Ones manners, people skills, and the like are all a result of ones socialization. Even pets are now socialized in order to better prepare them to interact with other animals when walking in the city or the park. So why then is socialization such a strange and foreign concept to parents? To put it simply, children should being socialization at a young age to prepare them to interact with other children and adults as they grow. Socialization alone can move a child from having a dramatic experience when being left with a care giver to a more pleasant one. Not only does the child benefit from this, but the parents do as well. Often parents feel that since their child does not react well to other that they are confined to home without a night out or a play date with another family. This simply is not true. A child can and should become acquainted with other children, extended family (if possible), and eventually a care giver or baby sitter. This can soften the blow to the child and parents when the later must leave for work, a leisurely night out, or a to run errands. So, what is socialization exactly? Psychology books point out that child socialization is the introduction of new people, places, and things into the child's repertoire of daily life. Instead of staying at home everyday and playing with your child alone, it is important to...
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...Political Socialization Political socialization is the process by which political culture is transmitted in a given society. It occurs at both the individual and community level, and it extends beyond the acquisition of political culture to encompass the learning of more sophisticated political ideas and orientations. Political socialization is a life long process and a variety of individuals and institutions contribute to its shaping effect. For example, individuals are politically socialized by such groups as their family, peers, and social class. Furthermore, they are socialized by existing laws, media, religion, education, their own gender, and more. Basically, the process is never ending and the factors which shape it are all encompassing. Those groups and institutions which contribute to the process of political socialization are known as the agents of socialization. These sources affect the development of political values and attitudes differently, but they all contribute to the individual's understanding of and orientations toward politics. The primary agents of socialization are those that directly develop specific political orientations such as the family. Whereas, the secondary agents of socialization tend to be less personal and involved in the process of socialization in a more indirect manner such as the media. Basic political attitudes and values tend to be formed early in childhood and tend to be relatively consistent throughout life. Thus, the family is...
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...understanding of people behavior who works in organizational settings. Organizational psychology has principles to help employees understand the behavior of the people working in organizational settings (Jex & Britt, 2008). The knowledge obtained from organizational psychology helps organizations to become more effective. Organizations are defined through defining characteristics, behavior patterns, and structures imposed on the perspective applicants. This paper will contain discussion of these principles within the recruitment process from both organizational and applicant perspectives along with how organizational psychology principles is used in the recruitment process, organizational socialization concept, and applying organizational psychology to organizational socialization. This paper gives personal insights of how they relate to work experiences. Organizational and Applicant Perspective of Recruitment Process According to Taylor and Bergmann (2006), organization’s recruitment process is toward green production. Employees and organization receive benefits that attract ideal employees because organizational recruitment has affected the reactions applicants have towards organizations and the job attributes associated with the positions such as salary and organizations locations. Organizational perspective of the recruitment process is that behavior can begin in the attraction recruitment stage. Based on the organization perspective, recruitment applies specific...
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...Keith Within this portfolio I will be focusing on a nine year old boy called Keith, he lives with his 55 year old mother Michelle and her partner Billy who is 60, along with his two older brothers, Richard who is 14 and Robert who is 11. The school which he attends is specialised for children who suffer from physical disabilities. Keith suffers from cerebral palsy; this has resulted in spasticity in all four of his limbs along with high muscle and postural tone, resulting in him finding it difficult to participate in all of the activities which his peers usually carry out. In terms of his intellectual abilities, he is a bright young man who is motivated to do well in his education, however he is thought to have a mild learning disability. This can cause problems as whenever he has to exert more effort into tasks, his muscle tone tends to increase. At present his personal care routine could require some assistance, although he can dress himself independently, he requires assistance to manage the fastenings on his clothes, this also applies when he goes to the toilet. He can transfer himself independently providing the seat has two sturdy arms to guide him with. He currently uses a walking frame which is on wheels, however this is causing concern now as it is becoming much more unsteady, he attends physiotherapy in order to maintain joint range of movement and flexibility and to monitor his spine. In order to maintain his mobility, it will require an increased...
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...Assignment #1: Male/ Female Socialization Name: Patrius Kerr, Keneel Marshall, Zilpah Joyette, Chrisla Phillips, Varina James, Jozel Morgan Lecturer: Frances Williams Date: 19th October, 2014 MALE AND FEMALE SOCIALIZATION | | | | INTRODUCTION In society, they expect different attitudes and behaviors from males and females. Socialization is the process whereby individuals learn about the culture of their society (Mustapha, Nasser, 2009); this process occurs from the moment individuals are born and continues throughout adult life. Sex refers to the biological characteristics with which we are born. Gender identity, usually learned in early childhood, refers to one’s perception of him or her as either masculine or feminine. Gender socialization is the tendency for boys and girls to be socialized differently. Boys are raised to conform to the male gender role, and girls are raised to conform to the female gender role. A gender role is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and personality characteristics expected and encouraged of a person based on his or her sex. There are many factors in which male and female socialization are influenced by in...
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...Social Media’s Effects Social media is a huge part of our everyday life. Even if you don’t think you take part in social media, you probably do. Social media is everywhere. I can’t think of anyone that I know that doesn’t have a Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, or Tumblr. But what happens when social media takes over your life? Starts to change how you communicate with people. Starts to change how you enjoy activities. I have friends that care more about what other people are doing than actually going out and doing something themselves. If you are doing something fun just to show everyone on your twitter or Instagram are you even having fun? It seems like everyone cares more about documenting their memories than enjoying them as they happen. I went to a concert a couple months back, and more people were watching through their screens than actually enjoying the concert. Its great to be able to look back at good times, but your not even seeing someone live if you’re watching it through your phone. You might as well stay home, save your money and it watch on YouTube after. Social media is such a big platform for bullying. Websites like ask.fm where you can ask anyone an anonymous question. Its asking people to bully others. It gives them the opportunity to hide behind a computer and say things they would never say in person. Even if it’s not anonymous you can hide behind a computer, or cell phone. When you type something it never seems as bad as saying it to someone’s face...
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...socialization Process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, language, social skills, and value to conform to the norms and roles required for integration into a group or community. It is a combination of both self-imposed (because the individual wants to conform) and externally-imposed rules, and the expectations of the others. In an organizational setting, socialization refers to the process through which a new employee 'learns the ropes,' by becoming sensitive to the formal and informal power structure and the explicit and implicit rules of behavior. See also organizational culture and orientation. Elements of Socialization[edit] Socialization is a fundamental sociological concept, comprising a number of elements. While not every sociologist will agree which elements are the most important, or even how to define some of the elements of socialization, the elements outlined below should help clarify what is meant by socialization. Goals of Socialization[edit] A kindergarten in Afghanistan. Arnett,[1] in presenting a new theoretical understanding of socialization (see below), outlined what he believes to be the three goals of socialization: impulse control and the development of a conscience role preparation and performance, including occupational roles, gender roles, and roles in institutions such as marriage and parenthood the cultivation of sources of meaning, or what is important, valued, and to be lived for In short, socialization is the process that prepares...
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