New Employee Onboarding and Socialization

Abstract This chapter focuses on the critical juncture of new employee onboarding and socialization, emphasizing its implications for performance management (PM). It explores the transformation of newcomers from organizational outsiders to insiders, the excitement and stress associated with this transition, and the heightened anxiety around being welcomed and evaluated. The chapter discusses the roles newcomers assume—such as learners, contributors, and social actors—and the dynamics they encoun