1. Usually in our culture organizational socialization involves one-way communication.
boss
new worker

2. What is the result of this one-way socialization?
passivity
powerlessness
wait and see

3. Some dependency is necessary,
but we tend to overdo it!

4. If we create too much dependency, we lose creative resources

5. alternative: create and examine an explicit contract between workers and organization.

6. This contract should:
clarify work to be done
method for feedback
offer support
forward communication

7. This class served to illustrate a two-way organizational communication socialization process.

8. honeymoon period.

9. Oganizations and employees
resources vs. information
more work vs. more meaning
more meaningful work
workers are expendable, temporary, often victims.