BU354 Lecture : Orientation and Training Orienting Employees
Document Summary
; tour of the facilities / introductions to supervisors. Hr specialist will talk general information, then introduce, and sometimes be paired with a buddy. Diverse workforce introducing new employees into a non diverse workforce has special problems. In particular they should know which reactions are prohibited under human rights legislation. Mergers and acquisitions re;socialization process which allows organization to emphasize the new organizational values and beliefs. Union versus non;union employees which jobs are unionized and which arent, and who is in charged with the union. Multi;location organizations become aware of where the other locations are. Problems with orientation programs there is usally too much information in a short period of time, and the employee is overwhelmed. They get bored of filling out forms, or even sometimes no orientation is given. Executive integration take up to 18 months to be integrated. As well, executives are usually change agents, and face considerable resistance.
