You Are New to an Organization and Do Not Really

question 52

Multiple Choice

You are new to an organization and do not really know what to expect about the socialization process. You are a recent M.B.A. and have an undergraduate degree in computer science. Your new firm is a software development company with an emphasis in the health care industry. Your hiring process includes campus interviews, a day-long trip to 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 of work, you spend half a day in an orientation session with Human Resources, 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.
-The learning that you experience during the interviewing and hiring process occurs as part of the ________ stage of employee socialization.

• A) selection
• B) prearrival
• C) encounter
• D) metamorphosis
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Mucus-Secreting Cells

Specialized cells found in various parts of the body that produce and release mucus, which serves protective and lubricating functions.

Bronchial Tree

A series of tubes that begins where the distal end of the trachea branches.

Pharynx

The muscular tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus and larynx, involved in breathing, swallowing, and speaking.

Inspiratory Reserve Volume

The additional amount of air that can be forcibly inhaled after the completion of a normal inspiration.