ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND VALUES - A SOCIALIZATION MODEL

Research on the content of socialization has incorporated multiple con tent areas into one general framework. However, it has been suggested that the organizational content areas actually assess different constr ucts, thus, researchers should examine the content areas independently . The purpose of this article is to present a model of socialization t hat focuses on the antecedents and outcomes of socialization in one sp ecific content area: organizational goals and values. The model sugges ts that an individual's agreement with the organization's values (work value congruence) and the importance of the individual's own work val ues interact to determine the outcomes of socialization to the organiz ational goals and values. When there is low work value congruence, the individual may engage in detrimental behaviors if the individual has a strong belief in his/her own values.