Golden Passports

Managerial Socialization
& Graduate Education
GROUP 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

College

Family

School

Schein's Model
Organizational Culture
Schein (2004) identifies three distinct levels in organizational
cultures:
Artifacts and
Symbols

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.

Espoused Values

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 selfevident and unconscious
behavior.
Assumptions are hard to
recognize from within.

Approach to Culture: Green

Onion Model
In practice, the three levels of theorganizational 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.

MIT Sloan School of Management

Artifacts:
No

student nameplates and minimal significance of class

participation in students 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 Management

Espoused 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 masters

courses

MIT Sloan School of Management

Basic 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 Pilani
Artifacts:

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 SCHOOL

Artifacts:
Name
70

Plates for students

students per section, Very High Visibility

Separate

cafeteria, pool, gym, common study areas for

after class interactions

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

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

XLRI, Jamshedpur
Artifacts:

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