MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bilocation, Job Performance, Performance Appraisal
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Orientation and training & performance management: ch08, ch10 (week 6) Long term socialization process between employee and employer. Onboarding: a procedure for providing new employees with basic background information about the firm and the job. Short term efforts to impart information and instructions related to the job. Helps reduce first day jitters and reality shock. Special orientation situations diverse workforce: mergers and acquisitions union versus non-union employees, multi-location organizations. Too much information in a short time can overwhelm employee. Hr information can be too broad; supervisor"s information can be too detailed. Socialization effects assess progress towards understanding norms: cost/benefit analysis compare costs of program (e. g. materials, time) to benefits (e. g. compare costs of program (e. g. materials, time) to benefits (e. g. fewer errors, rate of productivity) Training the process of teaching employees the basic skills/competencies that they need to perform their jobs part of organization"s strategic plan considered investment in human capital.