COMM 292 Final: Organizational Behavior Final Notes-3.docx

• School: UBC
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMM 292
• Professor: All

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I) prearrival stage period of learning where socialization process occurs so like past schooling, jobs etc. Formal vs informal (training vs plopping them into job) Serial vs random (serial socialization use role models who train newcomer, in random, role models are deliberately with-held) When organization environment is changing, culture may not be appropriate. Emphasizing vitality and growth make employees feel they have future within organization. Limits of positive culture there are limits to it. Chapter 13 organizational structure: organizational structure how job tasks are formally divided, grouped and coordinated, btw when managers change their structures its called restructuring, the 6 elements that managers address when designing organizational structure: Work specialization contributes to higher employee productivity but at the price of reduced job satisfaction, no always tho: departmentalization basis on which jobs are grouped together. A span of 8 means 8 employees to one manager (narrow). A span of 50 is (wide but saves money).