Golden Passports – Managerial Socialization & Graduate EducationGROUP 6

Organizational Socialization Skills, beliefs, personal

identities acquired as a result of social setting

Anticipatory Socialization - Merton Imbibe perspectives of the

groups one aspires to be a part of

Abilities & performance that are likely to be rewarded

Context/Environment where highly regarded socialization occurs is ‘Culture of Orientation’

Work

Family

School

College

Schein's ModelOrganizational Culture

Artifacts mark the surface of the organization. They are the visible elements in the organization such as•Logos,•Architecture•Structure, •Processes These are not only visible to the employees but also visible and recognizable for external parties.

This primarily concerns •Standards, values and rules of conduct. • Process associated with making organization strategies, objectives and philosophies public

Problems could arise when the ideas of managers are not in line with the basic assumptions of the organization.

Assumptions

• The basic underlying assumptions are deeply embedded in the organizational culture and are experienced as self-evident and unconscious behavior. •Assumptions are hard to recognize from within.

Espoused ValuesArtifacts and Symbols

Schein (2004) identifies three distinct levels in organizational cultures:

In practice, the three levels of the organizational culture model are sometimes represented as green onion model as it is based on different layers. The outer layer is fairly easy to adapt and easy to change. The deeper the layer, the harder it becomes to adjust it.

Approach to Culture: Green Onion Model

Artifacts & Symbols

Espoused Values

Assumptions

MIT Sloan School of ManagementArtifacts:

No student nameplates and minimal significance of class participation in student’s grade

Modest snack bar and student lounging area, no special business facilities for dormitories

Classes at different campus buildings, students shuffle between classrooms

MIT Sloan School of ManagementEspoused Values

Personalized Educational experience through varied coursework and flexible individual timetables

Shorter class hours and flexible & liberal attendance norms

Variation in routes for graduation and different graduation cycles

Different standard of performance in each course Flexibility for non-Sloan students to enroll in master’s

courses

MIT Sloan School of ManagementBasic Underlying Assumptions

Inward or self directed competition

Guilt as a controlling sentiment for motivation

Friendships based on interests shared outside the classroom

Individualistic and differentiated responses (Relative isolation and normative dissensus)

BITS PilaniArtifacts:

Classes in different buildings and shuffle between classes “Honors degree” - Opportunity to work in live industrial problem

integrated with the programs.Espoused Values:

Attendance is not mandatory Personalized education experience and flexible timetable Different graduation cycles Different standard of performance in each coursework

Basic Underlying Assumptions: Inward or self directed competition Friendships based on interests shared outside the classroom Individualistic and differentiated responses

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLArtifacts:

Name Plates for students

70 students per section, Very High Visibility

Separate cafeteria, pool, gym, common study areas for after class interactions

Espoused Values

Class participation as an evaluation criteria. Attendance treated as an important factor

Common courses for the entire section. All students tread the same path

Valuing impression management skills Section wise fixed classrooms leading to sense of

ownership and familiarity

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Basic Underlying Assumptions

Collective paranoia, Us-versus-them, Heavy work load

Healthy competition, focus on peer learning

‘Thou shalt not cut down one another in class.’ High interdependence

Tight friendship network

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

XLRI, JamshedpurArtifacts:

Sections and name-plates are an integral part of the classes Common cafeteria, hostels, after class interaction

Espoused Values: Common courses in first year for all the sections Class Participation is an important evaluation criteria High familiarity due to section wise classrooms

Basic Underlying Assumptions: Heavy workload and group assignments promote peer learning ‘Thou shalt not cut down one another in class.’ Tight friendship network, XL Family, XL Culture