Onboarding, also called implementation, is the process of integrating a new employee into a cannabis work environment. It is designed to give the new hire all of the tools necessary to be successful in the business. This may be an informal or formal plan, but will include job expectations, company policies, training on job-specific roles or technology, and other information as necessary.
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Onboarding or organizational socialization is the American term for the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective organizational members and insiders. In varieties of English other than American English, this may also be referred to as "induction". In the United States, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in onboarding process.
Tactics used in this process include formal meetings, lectures, videos, printed materials, or computer-based orientations that outline the operations and culture of the organization that the employee is entering into. This process is known in other parts of the world as an 'induction' or training.
Studies have documented that socialization techniques such as onboarding lead to positive outcomes for new employees. These include higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in occupational stress and intent to quit.
The term "onboarding" is management jargon coined in the 1970s.
English
Etymology
From on board + -ing, 1970s American management jargon.
Noun
onboarding (countable and uncountable, plural onboardings)
- (In American English): (business) The process of bringing a new employee on board, incorporating training and orientation.
- Synonyms: induction, onstaffing, orientation
Descendants
- → French: onboarding
- → Russian: онбо́рдинг (onbórding)