MGHB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Role Conflict, Social Influence, Social Integration
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Motives for social conformity: compliance to acquire rewards or avoid punishment (easy/direct) Identification because those who promote the norm are attractive/similar to me effect. Internalization true acceptance of beliefs, values and attitudes that underlie the norm. (because it is right - internal not external forces) Organizational socialization: socialization - process where people learn the attitudes, knowledge, and behaviours that is necessary to function in a group/organization. The way companies communicate culture and values, imformation and goals, to avoid role conflict. Stages of socialization: anticipatory socialization before a member like university, jobs, television. (built through recruitment events, encounter the new recruit, with some expectations, encounters the daily work life. Formally, it includes orientation programs and informally, getting to know and understand style of people in the organization: role management having survived the first two, it is fine tuning and managing his role in the organization.
