Students should provide in depth and insightful responses to the following case questions. As a reminder, should students use any outside knowledge or resources those should be properly sited using APA format. This case analysis is an individual assignment and should only be the work of the student completing the assignments.

Case Questions:

1. How would you summarize the experiences and actions of Gupta?
2. What are the possible areas of mismatched expectations between Gupta and Xciting?
3. What would be your direct action if you were Gupta: would you continue to stay at Xciting or would you leave? What could be your potential action plan?
4. What improvements could be made to Xciting’s socialization practices?
5. What are some of the socialization and newcomer onboarding practices in various other industries?