**Be sure to search for and utilize a minimum of four journal articles, which present research findings that inform the questions you are exploring.

Students will explore the following questions regarding new hire orientation and on-boarding programs:

How are New Employee Orientation (NEO) and On-boarding defined?
Why should organizations utilize these programs?
What are effective, and ineffective, practices for orienting and socializing new employees?  What are the intended outcomes of NEO and On-boarding programs?
What approaches can be used to develop and implement NEO and On-boarding programs?
What are potential barriers to effective design and successful implementation; and how can the barriers be overcome?

The outcome of this assignment will be a paper with four sections:

Introduction
Exploration Questions
Journal Article Review
Conclusions (including your own reflective comments on the topic)

3 Pages

APA – 4 References