Socialization tactics are the methods organizations use to structure newcomers’ entry experiences, classically six paired options such as collective or individual and formal or informal. They are often grouped into institutionalized versus individualized approaches that shape how newcomers adjust.
- FamilyModel
- Category of its source unitTheories & Explanatory Models
- DomainOrganization & Structure
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Theories & Explanatory Models
Explains how or why a communication process works by relating mechanisms, conditions or variables. Its value is an account that can guide inquiry into what produces an outcome, rather than a name for the outcome alone.