Several mechanisms have been proposed to understand and deal with differences between individual and organizational goals, including the socialization, accommodation, and exchange processes. A model which fuses these processes with the control-compliance framework is presented. This model suggests alternative strategies for gaining individual-organization goal integration. Research implications regarding the model are discussed.
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