The Role of Memorable Messages in Determining Individual-Organizational Fit in Religious Institutions

• In Event: Secular and Sacred: Communication and Organizing in Religious Organizations

Abstract

Research on organizational socialization, specifically the encounter stage, has focused on how discourse frames the individual-organizational relationship in for-profit organizations. However, few scholars have studied non-profit or religious organizations. This study employs the concept of memorable messages to explore discourse associated with the organizational entry process in a religious institution. Results with regard to interpersonal communication are used to determine individual-organizational fit. Implications for the continued study of organizational socialization and religious institutions are presented.

Authors

• Greg Armfield, New Mexico State Univ

• Danielle S. Jones, New Mexico State University