It is essential that the individual members of the organization maintain healthy attitudes, communicate effectively, and interact at optimal levels, because the quality of the organization can only be as good as the individuals who provide this service. Variations of the socialization process may include, but are not limited to, written manuals, structured training, unstructured recreational activities, formal rules and regulations, and informal idiosyncratic behaviors which have value to the overall culture. A suggested orientation procedure is described below. It begins with the written process, and the structured components of socialization and are then followed by the informal and unstructured socialization issues. Much of the introduction, as well as the following guidelines, are based in part, on the authors prior work experience.
Employee manuals can serve two important functions to the newcomer and the organization.
First, it provides the employees with answers to many organizational policies which may be uncomfortable for the newcomer to inquires about or may not think to ask. Second, it provides the organization with a certain amount of defense in legal issues, when an allegedly uniformed employee seeks legal recourse against the organization for monetary or punitive damage because of an actions taken against the employee by the employer. They provided useful information for the newcomer, help solve communication problems by helping to standardize work, reduce the number of phone calls inquiring about procedures, and training new employees. The Employee Manual . About the Company.