Money or Charity: Is it Irrelevant What Employees Strive for as Long as Their Values Match?
- Autor(en)
- Eva Straus, Anja Van den Broeck, Jeffrey R. Edwards, Christian Korunka
- Abstrakt
Value congruence research is based on the assumption that the alignment of individual and organizational values leads to positive outcomes, irrespective of the particular values involved. Reasons to question this assumption can be drawn from theories indicating that different types of values are related to different outcomes. A prime example of such theories is self-determination theory (SDT), which asserts that intrinsic values (e.g., contributing to society) are related to positive outcomes, such as employee well-being and organizational commitment, whereas extrinsic values (e.g., financial success) are negatively related to such outcomes. In this article, we integrate SDT with value congruence research to predict that outcomes depend not only on the match between individual and organizational values, but also on whether values are intrinsic versus extrinsic. We investigate these predictions using a large sample of employees (N=740) from various organizations and industries, collecting data with a prospective longitudinal design. Using polynomial regression, we show that, as predicted, outcomes relevant to value congruence depend greatly on whether values are intrinsic or extrinsic. For instance, when intrinsic values are congruent, engagement increases with rising individual and organization values. Conversely, when extrinsic values are congruent, deviant behavior and emotional exhaustion increase as individual and organizational values increase. Our findings suggest a contingency approach to value congruence research in which the content of individual and organizational values is critically important. We conclude by discussing practical implications and directions for future research.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Journal
- Academy of Management Proceedings
- Band
- 2022
- Seiten
- 11687-11742
- ISSN
- 0065-0668
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.11687abstract
- Publikationsdatum
- 08-2022
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 501003 Arbeitspsychologie
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/money-or-charity-is-it-irrelevant-what-employees-strive-for-as-long-as-their-values-match(8cf89c1c-2504-439a-9622-dd9f2cdcff0d).html