Case Study: Organizational Socialization Process And Tactics

For my discretionary space I chose to work at the investment bank, CI Capital, located in Giza, Egypt. My decision was largely based on the fact that I am interested in pursuing a career in the banking world, however, I was utmost uncertain whether it would suit me. As I am a very social person by nature, I believe I would be unhappy to work in a place that would lack a friendly and social environment. Therefore, I believe this internship is a great opportunity for me to test whether I would be able to adapt to such environment. Having worked here for over a month now, I have already been able to establish a somewhat good idea on the organization’s social environment, process as well as the culture and nature of the company.
This paper will

Following, the organization’s structure will be elaborated on and the nature of its openness will be disclosed. To conclude, an explanation will be given on the relation of the structure and the culture of the organization.
Assignment 1
Organizational Socialization Process and Tactics
Becoming a new member of an organization, it is pivotal to understand the organizational culture in order to be able to fit in. How an organization welcomes a newcomer differs, however, a model proposed by organizational behavior researcher Daniel Feldman can help us identify and determine the organizational process within a certain organization. Feldman’s modal of organization socialization consists of three-phases, each possessing its own perceptual and social processes, and those are 1)

Nonetheless, this method backfires as the employees tend to become disappointed and are likely to quit. Secondly, the ‘Encounter’ phase describes the first day at the job, in which the newcomer learns what the company’s organization is like. Many companies have programs for orientation and training, such as the ‘Onboarding’ program. Such programs are designed in order to help acquaint and familiarize new employees with the organization’s environment, work policies, culture, procedures and politics, in addition to helping them integrate and transition into their new job. The main purpose of such programs is to turn the new employees into fully functioning employees within a short period of time. Such programs can consist of online training, meetings with current employees of the company, company guidelines and classroom trainings. In regards to my experience with CI Capital, my anticipation phase was fortunately not very far from reality. Not necessarily due to the fact that the job is anything special than others similar to it, rather mainly because CI Capital does not really promote their job