Chapter 7 WGU C202

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20 terms Apr Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn each socialization stage is a contest in which one builds up a performance record Needs assessmentthe process of identifying any gaps between what exists and what is needed in the future in terms of employee performance, competencies and behaviors developmentfocuses on developing competencies that an employee or work-group is expected to need in the future self-regulationprocesses enabling an individual to guide his/her goal-directed activities over time Choose an answer 1contest socialization2formal socialization 3serial socialization4individual socialization Don't know?

motivation to transferintention and willingness to transfer any knowledge acquired in a training or development activity back to work context learning agilitythe ability to learn from experiences and to apply that knowledge to new and different situations divestiture socializationtries to deny and strip away certain personal characteristics investiture socializationbuilds newcomers self-confidence and reflects senior employees valuing of newcomers knowledge and personal characterisitcs disjunctive socializationnewcomers are left alone to develop their own interpretations of the organization and situations they observe serial socializationaccessible and supportive organizational members server as role models and mentors contest socializationeach socialization stage is a contest in which one builds up a performance record tournament socializationeach stage of socialization is an elimination round and a new hire is our of the organization if he or she fails to pass variable socializationemployees do not know when to expect to pass to a different status level, and the timeline may be different across employees fixed socializationnew hires are informed in advance when their probationary status will end random socializationsocialization steps are ambiguous or changing sequential socializationthe degree to which socialization follows a specific sequence of steps informal socializationunstructured, on-the-job socialization done by co-workers formal socializationstructured socialization using specifically designed activities and materials away from the work setting individual socializationnewcomers are socialized individually as in an apprenticeship collective socializationnewcomers go through a common set of experiences as a group socializationa long-term process of planned and unplanned, formal and informal activities and experiences through which an individual acquires the attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge needed to successfully participate as an organizational member orientationtraining activities to help new hires fit in as organizational members reinforcersanything that makes a behavior more likely to happen again

self-management strategiesefforts to control one's motivation, emotions, and decisions making to enhance the application of learned capabilities to the job open skillssets of principles that can be applied in many different ways closed skillsskills performed similarly or exactly like they are taught in training training transfereffectively using what is learned in training back on the job training evaluationsystematically collecting the information necessary to make effective decisions about adopting, improving, valuing, and continuing an instructional activity or set of activities sensory modalitya system that interacts with the environment through one of the basic senses learning styleshow people differ in how we process information when problem solving or learning aptitude-treatment interactionthe concept that some training strategies are more or less effective depending on a learner;s particular abilities, personality traits, and other charactertics lifelong learninga formal commitment to ensuring that employees have and develop the skills they need to be effective in their jobs today and in the future learning objectivesidentify desired learning outcomes person needs analysisevaluates how individual employees are doing in the training area and determines who needs what type of training task needs analysisfocuses on identifying which jobs, competencies, abilities, behaviors etc the training effort should focus on organizational needs analysisidentifies where in the organization development or improvement opportunities exist trainingformal and informal activities to improve competencies relevant to an employee's or work-groups current job