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You Are New to an Organization and Do Not Really

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You are new to an organization and do not really know what to expect about the socialization process. You recently received your MBA and have an undergraduate degree in computer science. Your new firm is a software development company with an emphasis in the healthcare industry. Your hiring process included campus interviews, a daylong trip for an interview at the company, an offer phone call and letter, and some promotional material sent via the mail. When you arrive for your first day at work, you spend half a day in an orientation session that is conducted by the human resources department, where you complete paperwork and receive a company handbook. Then you spend the rest of the day with your supervisor, who gives you a tour, introduces you to your co-workers, and explains your first project. After that, you begin working and getting to know the others in the company. You find that in most respects, your experience fits your expectations, but in some ways you are surprised by realities that you hadn't expected. None of these surprises is too difficult to accept, so you eventually begin to feel at home and happy with your new job.
-When you start to accept the differences between your expectations and the reality of the organization, you move into the ________ stage of socialization.

Definitions:

Short-Term Gain

A profit from the sale of an asset held for one year or less.

Investment Portfolio

An assortment of financial assets including stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and equivalents, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Preferential Tax Treatment

Special tax rules that result in a lower tax rate or beneficial tax conditions for certain types of income or taxpayers.

Accumulated Straight-Line Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense recorded for an asset over its useful life, calculated using the straight-line method.