SHRM Foundation’s Effective Practice Guidelines Series

SHRM Foundation's Effective Practice Guidelines Series

Onboarding New Employees:

Maximizing Success

By Talya N. Bauer, Ph.D

Sponsored by

Right Management

SHRM Foundation's Effective Practice Guidelines Series

Onboarding New Employees:

Maximizing

Success

Talya N. Bauer, Ph.D

Sponsored by

Right Management

Onboarding New Employees:

Maximizing SuccesS

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Table of

Contents

v Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix About the Author 1Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success

1 A Range of Approaches 2The Four C's 4 Using New Tools to Keep Onboarding on Track 4Short-Term Outcomes of Onboarding:

New Employee Adjustment 6Long-Term Outcomes of Onboarding:

Attitudes and Behaviors 8Onboarding and HRM 13 Feedback Tools 13Onboarded Employees:

Executives vs. Hourly Workers 15Implications for Small to

Medium Organizations 16 Onboarding Best Practices

17 Conclusion

19 References 25 Sources and Suggested Readings

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