You are new to an organization and do not really know what to ...

[clmills979]

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 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. The information that you receive during the interviewing and hiring process is a part of the ________ stage of employee socialization.
  A) preencounter
  B) prearrival
  C) encounter
  D) metamorphosis
  E) post-encounter

Question 2

A bureaucracy is characterized by all of the following except ________.
 
  A) highly routine operating tasks
  B) formalized rules and regulations
  C) tasks that are grouped into functional departments
  D) decentralized decision making
  E) high work specialization

[pallen55]

Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: B) The prearrival stage explicitly recognizes that each individual arrives with a set of values, attitudes, and expectations about both the work to be done and the organization. One way to capitalize on the importance of prehire characteristics in socialization is to use the selection process to inform prospective employees about the organization as a whole.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: D) A bureaucracy is an organization structure with highly routine operating tasks achieved through specialization, very formalized rules and regulations, tasks that are grouped into functional departments, centralized authority, narrow spans of control, and decision making that follows the chain of command.

[clmills979]

Correct answers!

[pallen55]

Great! Please up vote