The stage of organizational socialization is learning that occurs prior to joining the organization.

The learning that takes place prior to joining the organization is the anticipatory stage of organizational socialization. The anticipatory stage is also known as the phase one of organizational socialization; phase two is the stage of organizational Encounter, while phase three is the stage of Metamorphosis.

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.