HRM 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: W. M. Keck Observatory, Absenteeism, Organizational Commitment

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3410
• Professor: Ken Mc Bey

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Orientation training: training programs that introduce new employees to their job, the people they"ll (cid:271)e (cid:449)orki(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith a(cid:374)d the orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) One of the main methods used by organizations to socialize new employees. Content of induction training was general and focused mainly on health and safety, terms and conditions of employment, organizational structure and hrm policies. Employees who attend orientation training programs are more socialized in terms of their knowledge and understanding of organizational goals and values, involvement with people, and higher organizational commitment. Effective programs can shape corporate culture, lower turnover and have higher customer service performance. The breaking in of new employees: effectiveness of socialization tactics and personnel instruments: Organization socialization is divided into the process, the content, outcome of socialization, abstract tactics which allow the organization to steer socialization, and the concrete socialization practices that an organization applies. A learning process that occurs in 3 phases: