Sunday 16 May 2010

PRP: HR Definitions

Organisational Socialisation: "typically defined the process through which individuals acquire knowledge about and adjust to their work context"

Socialisation Content: "the substance of what an individual learns (or should learn) in order to become a proficient and comfortable member of the organisation"

Social Information: "about other people and one's relationship with those people"

Normative Information: "about the organisations culture"

Knowledge Acquisition: "reduces newcomers' uncertainty and role ambiguity"

all quotes from Socialization tactics, proactive behavior, and newcomer learning: Integrating
socialization models
by Blake E. Ashforth a, David M. Sluss & Alan M. Saks

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