Organizational socialization in distributed work environments

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School of Business | Bachelor's thesis
Date
2020
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Degree programme
Tieto- ja palvelujohtaminen
Language
en
Pages
38
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Organizational socialization is an essential part in creating individual motivation, building effective teams and working organization. While the socialization process has been studied broadly as a process that includes lots of physical interaction, surprisingly little research has covered organizational socialization in distributed teams. Firstly, this bachelor’s thesis examines the previous relevant literature on organizational socialization and distributed work. Secondly, my own findings from six semi-structured interviews are presented. The interviewees were all university students that had recently started distributed work at a new company. The interviewees represent different fields and different-sized companies. Finally, an updated framework on organizational socialization in distributed work is created from the results of the interviews. The findings suggest that so called distributed work barrier should be considered in distributed work socialization. The barrier consists of four factors: tradition trap, team silos, visibility wall and feedback failure. While ignoring the distributed work barrier most likely leads to ineffective socialization, taking it into consideration can dramatically enhance the socialization experience.
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Hekkala, Riitta
Keywords
organizational socialization, onboarding, distributed work, remote work
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