SCENARIO 10-4 You Are New to an Organization and Do

question 117

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 10-4 You are new to an organization and do not really know what to expect about the socialization process.You are a recent MBA and have an undergraduate degree in computer science.Your new firm is a software development company with an emphasis on the health care industry.
-Refer to Scenario 10-4.The stage in which you become comfortable with the organization and are ready to question and change some of the organizational practices is termed

• A)education stage.
• B)prearrival stage.
• C)encounter stage.
• D)metamorphosis stage.
• E)dismantling stage.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

Experienced inconsistency between one’s attitudes and/or between attitudes and behavior.

Perceived Control

An individual's belief in their ability to influence or control events in their life, which can impact their motivation and psychological well-being.

Magnitude

The size, extent, or importance of something, often used in the context of measurements or the impact of an event.

Attitudes

are individuals' settled ways of thinking or feeling about something, which can influence their behavior.