Which of the Following Statements About the Encounter Stage of Socialization

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the encounter stage of socialization is true?

• A)It happens prior to an employee spending even one second on the job.
• B)New employees compare the information they acquired as outsiders during the first stage with what the organization is really like now that they are insiders.
• C)Newcomers come to learn the content areas of socialization and internalize the norms and expected behaviors of the organization.
• D)It is the adoption of the spoken and unspoken goals and values of the organization.
• E)It is the last stage in the socialization process.

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Definitions:

Bubble Chart

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Ordinal Data

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Interval Data

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