MHR 523 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Needs Assessment, Virtual Reality, Human Capital
28 Jun 2018
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MHR Chapter 7 - Orientation and Training
Onboarding - the process of integrating and acculturating new employees into the
organization and providing them with the tools, resources and knowledge to
become successful and productive
Helps employees build relationships, feel welcome, understand the culture
and leverage skills and talent
Transfers knowledge of the organization at the individual, department and
job level to a new hire
Orientation programs - programs that familiarize new employees with their roles,
the organization, policies and other employees
Reduces employee turnover (by meeting personal objectives of employees)
Reduce errors and save time (new workers are initially less efficient)
Develop clear job and organizational expectation (expectations aren’t always
clear)
Attain acceptable job performance levels faster
Increase organizational stability (communicating policies early on)
Reduce employee anxiety (clarify employee’s roles)
Reduce grievance
Reduce instances of corrective discipline measures
A typical orientation program focuses on: organization aspects, HR related policies
and practices, and role expectations and performance
Socialization - the process by which people adapt to an organization through
learning to understand and accept the values, norms and beliefs help by others in
the organization
Evaluating the effectiveness of orientation programs
Reactions from new employees, effects of socialization on job attitudes and
roles, degree to which the program is economical, and continued use of
orientation resources
Learning organization - an organization that has an enhanced capacity to learn,
adapt and change
Knowledge management - the ability to utilize people’s knowledge (information in
peoples heads)
Talent - individuals who add value to the organization and can positively impact
organizational performance
Human resource development (HRD) - a part of HRM that integrates the use of
training and employee and career development efforts to improve individual, group
and organizational effectiveness
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Document Summary
Onboarding - the process of integrating and acculturating new employees into the organization and providing them with the tools, resources and knowledge to become successful and productive. Helps employees build relationships, feel welcome, understand the culture and leverage skills and talent. Transfers knowledge of the organization at the individual, department and job level to a new hire. Orientation programs - programs that familiarize new employees with their roles, the organization, policies and other employees. Reduces employee turnover (by meeting personal objectives of employees) Reduce errors and save time (new workers are initially less efficient) Develop clear job and organizational expectation (expectations aren"t always clear) A typical orientation program focuses on: organization aspects, hr related policies and practices, and role expectations and performance. Socialization - the process by which people adapt to an organization through learning to understand and accept the values, norms and beliefs help by others in the organization.
